Fathers and Sons

For John, BLUF:  Or any mix of Fathers, Mothers, Sons and Daughters.  In politics the second generation may be better than the first, or worst, but for those where the first generation went to the top, the second generation seems to fall short.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Rex Murphy:  Justin Trudeau has become a punchline on the world stage — for good reason

Here is the sub-headline:

This is a sad moment — for Canada and its standing within the free world

From The National Post, by Reporter Rex Murphy, 26 March 2022.

Here is the lede plus one:

It is a brazen thing to go to other countries like some John the Baptist for the democracies, shortly after having trampled all over the rights of those involved in a largely peaceful democratic protest.

Let me make a plain, direct statement: The trucker protest was not an attempted coup. It was not a rebellion. It was not an assault on Canada’s democracy. It was none of those things.

The actions of Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau have been egregious of late.  Both at home and abroad.

Here is a condensed version of the sad, sad story.

The Lesson Learned here, reinforcing the lesson from the Cuomos of New York State, is that the scion of a successful leader is not likely to be a good, successful, leader.

Regards  —  Cliff