Obfuscated Thoughtlessness Inversed

This morning I was introduced to my new favourite MP. Paul Steckle.

You guessed it, that's him in the picture, with his family and their firearms. This was the Christmas card he sent out to his constituents in 2004. As he puts it in this recent article "people are still talking about that one."

Apparently this Christmas card is old news, but sometimes Members of Parliament distinguish themselves in ways that shouldn't be forgotten. Whether that be Darryl Stinson's infamous "Do you have the fortitude or the gonads to stand up and come across here and say that to me, you son of a bitch? Come on." Or Jean Chretien's "For me, pepper, I put it on my plate." These two however have moved into the past and are gone from parliament with Stinson retiring at the last election.

This pro-life, anti-gay marriage, gun-toting (yup that's him and his family in the picture), Christmas wishing-in-fatigues Liberal is still an MP for the riding of Huron-Bruce.

To the great delight of the anti-choice freakazoids Paul Steckle went so far as to introduce a motion into the house last June (2006) attempting to further restrict abortion.

As Stéphane Dion tries the inevitable lefty-reinvention we have seen every time the Liberals are in opposition, we should ensure that we don't forget the likes of Steckle. Scary guys like this one end up damn close to the back room and cabinet if the Liberals win.

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