Poor Harper! He was just hypnotized by John Howard as he has been by George W. Bush and John McCain. No spin by Harper, it is all the fault of the speechwriter so fire the speechwriter. What a bull! When a leader makes a speech in public or in Parliament he/she takes ownership. When John F. Kennedy said, "ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country" we attribute these remarks to Kennedy and not to his speechwriter.
Harper will say Kennedy’s speechwriters were good. So if his speechwriters are bad then whose fault is it? It means he was a poor judge of character when he hired these people. The buck stops at his doorstep. If he cannot surround himself with competent people then the fault lies with him. He continues to blame his misfortunes on his staff or on his caucus. He is the leader, why does he not take responsibility. It is a shame that John Howard's speech was plagiarized. Pathetic.
