Well it seems like yesterday the federal government was rolling out their economic stimulus program and now ten months later the shovels are at work - but they're not shoveling dirt.
Conservative ridings are getting way more money than anyone else. When asked about this, the Prime Minister simply shrugs and, with all the conviction in the world, he says, "It's just not true." He's like one of those people, who when confronted with all evidence to the contrary, will insist that the earth is flat or that John Baird is funny.
Now not all the Tories are so good. My favorite is Tony Clement. For the last ten months Tony has been driving around his riding wearing a giant gold hat just throwing our money out the window. And I love when he has to stand up and defend himself in the House of Commons because, and Tony should take this as a compliment, he's a terrible liar. Every time he answers a question he looks like a ten-year-old who just got caught stealing change out of mom's purse.
Now I'm not saying this is anything new. This was invented by Sir John A. MacDonald. It was practiced by Pearson. It was polished by Mulroney. It was perfected by Chretien. But Stephen Harper has turned it into an art form. He is the Yo Yo Ma of pork barrel politics.
And it's not just about pavement with this guy either. Consider this, as part of the Stimulus funding there's a 45 million dollar accessibility fund. This is money for disabled people. 92 percent of that money has gone to Conservative ridings. Boy, when he promised a transparent government he wasn't kidding – he's down right see through.
Yes, the Emperor has no clothes but he does have wheelchair ramps, and if you didn't vote right, you don't get one.

