I’m wondering exactly how the strategy of bad-mouthing everyone is supposed to win you support among the Canadian voter for your proposed climate-change plan, but that is apparently what Baird has decided is his best shot of getting voters to like his plan:
Baird responded yesterday by saying that U.S. emissions of greenhouse gases had climbed when Gore was vice-president… Baird also bad-mouthed the Liberal party, its leader, Stéphane Dion, environmentalists and the European Union.
The first three, I can see some reasoning for going after, since all have said his plan comes up way short. I’m not really sure why he decided to go out of his way to go after the EU, when no one from anywhere in that organization has even commented on the new plan the Conservatives have brought up. It’s also pretty easy to pick apart:
I don’t know if Baird is aware of a mode of behaviour besides perpetual attack. It’s why Harper put him in Environment, they need to get an attack-dog to cover off a very weak file for them. It’s just fun to watch the whole thing backfire.
I have a vintage copy of Dale Carnegie’s HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE in my office. I’m almost tempted to share it with Baird.
[…] Baird goes after the entire world. […]