Am I the only one who is disgusted with the bullying tactics of Stephen Harper’s campaign? Scare tactics and nasty personal attacks are not evidence of leadership. Harsh, punitive, vengeful comments about young people are no substitute for public policy. Blue sweaters cannot hide a contempt for the ordinary citizen any more than hand-picked audiences of the faithful at photo ops can represent honest reactions of a cross section of the electorate. Mr. Harper seems unaware that he is running for Prime Minister of a democratic state not absolute ruler of a dictatorship. He frightens me.

