Don Martin the Argonaut

Here we go again, Don Martin trying to present a regional story as a national story. This time it is creating a narrative that the Danielle Smith "revolution" is a threat to "bring Alberta's Conservative house down" and that it is extremely relevant to Ottawa. A "Siren" is singing, and it has caught Mr Martin's attention.

It is written in "Argonautica" that the Sirens were these beautiful voices that lured sailors into their rocky shoals, sinking their boats. The term "siren song" refers to an appeal that is hard to resist but that, if heeded, will lead to a bad result. I have seen this movie before, Belinda Stronach. My "HMS Belinda" crashed into the shallow shoals of that lovely vixen. I am not condemning Danielle Smith, but I am saying that we must moderate our initial opinion of Don Martin's "carrion call" through the lens of Belinda. Didn't Don write the book about Belinda? I'm sure he got to spend a lot of time at the Stronach household for interviews, perhaps a few wine and dine meetings about town, and he got to immerse himself in "Belinda's World." I bet he's already planning out his Danielle Smith book, and day dreaming of his many future encounters with the lovely vixen.

I have nothing negative to say about Ms Smith personally. I have heard her on the Adler show a few times and generally I like what she says and I am happy that she has a voice in Canada. I am 110% in favour of more women joining political parties and becoming more interested in politics as a gender. It has been my experience having 3 sisters that women are on average far less interested in politics than men (with exceptions of course). My point is that she is not currently as big of a deal as Don is making her out to be. Stelmach might be doing a poor job, but it is too early to call his demise at the hands of this revolutionary, grassroots, guerrilla leader.

On the same day that we receive great economic news, Don Martin submits his Danielle Smith love story under the auspices of the "winds of shit" blowing towards the federal Tories, as Jim Lahey might say. Where is the good news? Can we talk about some of the positives for a change? I would like my punditry to change the channel and start talking about all the great things that are happening right now.

Right now Don Martin is an Argonaut sailing through ancient Greece, and he has caught wind of a "Siren Song". Somebody may need to chain him to the mast of the "HMS National Post" while they sail past this exhibit...

A lot of us were lured in by Belinda's Siren Song, myself and Mike Harris included, and we may want to err on the side of caution this time around. If Belinda taught me anything it is that in some specific political situations it is detrimental to have loved and lost, and it is better to never have loved at all. There is a good reason why the PM ordered his sailors to fill their ears with bee's wax and go about their business. Men do not always make rational decisions when a Siren is singing.

"Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it."

Or as I wrote: From Belinda to Dhalla...or Ed Stelmach might suck but...

I feel as though I should do a joke about Tie Domi's sloppy seconds, but I don't want to get the "Sean Avery treatment"...