So here I am, 1:19AM, having been watching C-SPAN since a little before 10PM, and finally, the moment I have been waiting for, Stephen Harper's acceptance speech as the new Prime Minister of Canada. This has been a great campaign by Harper and the CPC, and I am glad the the Stealth Revolution continues with a minority Tory government with 124 seats (Full results here). Here is my reaction to his speech. Honestly, I am more excited about Harper than I was about Bush in 2000.

What this may mean for us.

1:24 AM Not sure I like the tie...a little too 'candy' looking. But no matter.

1:26 AM "We will govern for all Canadians" - I hope they do a damned good job

1:27 AM Laureen is prettier than Laura. Wonder if they'll get along. Weird name thing.

1:27 AM Obligatory Martin praise, now Layton and Duceppe.

1:29 AM Yes, putting all of your heart into a losing campiagn is tough. However, sometimes, it is very worth it.

1:30 AM "a freedom we must always, always cherish" sounds very Bush-like. Interesting, as the US military basically protects Canada too.

1:31 AM This bilingual thing is getting on my nerves. French makes my ears bristle. Translator has an annoying voice too.

1:31 AM "Strong. United. Independent. And free." nice!

1:33 AM "The Canada we know. The Canada we love. The Canada we will strengthen." very nice, and he gets a chant! "Har-Per!" is easier to chant than "Bush!" IMO.

1:35 AM "We will clean up...Ottawa by proposing and passing the Federal Accountability Act" I like that proposal. "Not just shuffle the deck"

1:35 AM On the GST: A tax cutter who cares about solvency? Whoddathunk it?

1:36 AM "Anglophones and Francophones"...looks like they will be working with the BQ. Makes sense to me.

1:37 AM The West is Harper's Texas. "The West wanted in. The West is in." Those two sentences are the reason he is in politics.

1:38 AM Atlantic Provinces, aka the ones whose names I always mix up. Yet, "The best is yet to come"

1:39 AM Ooh, cute CPC girls. "I got a weird thing for girls who say, 'Aboot.'"

1:42 AM He is not afraid of making mistakes. Good. Because it will happen, no matter how good you are. He seems prepared for it.

1:42 AM "God Bless Canada"

Short speech. Very nice. Looking forward to their version of his inaugural address.

Posted by Ryan S. on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 at 1:13 AM | Permalink |