Tom Young says: “Mulroney –Get over it!”
I made a promise to myself last week to watch the two hour Brian Mulroney CTV special last Sunday night. Keeping the promise was one of the hardest things I’ve done in a long time.
I’ve always watched TV as an escape. I love the sports, I certainly use it as a source of information and, from time to time, my wife and I enjoy the occasional network show. Had it not been for her encouragement, it would have been easy for me to turn away and say I’ve had enough.
In watching, Brian Mulroney just reinforced what I’ve known for many years — He couldn’t escape the shadow of his predecessor the late Pierre Trudeau and as such, Mulroney is a now a bitter, bitter man.
Brian, It doesn’t make any difference to Trudeau anymore. He’s gone to meet his maker and you’ve got to get on with other things.
History will make the determination on which of you was the better Prime Minister and which of you better served the needs of the people of Canada.
Right now Trudeau appears to be the winner.
What Pierre Trudeau thought of you and what he said about you in the whole scheme of things means precious little. You still have a contribution to make to Canada, but until you can get rid of your bitterness, it isn’t going to work.
Mulroney has recently released his memoirs — covering life his time in politics.
His life I care less about, his time in politics I find very interesting, but I’m not going to make the promise to read the entire book. I will in fact buy it. It will be on my bedside table and I’ll do my best to struggle through it. However, if the pages are as full of bitterness as the two hour television special was, I can guarantee — I won’t make it through to the end.
Mr. Mulroney — Get over yourself and move on!
September 14th, 2007 at 6:15 pm
You’re a better man than I, Tom. After listening to and reading the stories and promotion for this event, I could not stomach the idea of actually watching it.
Don’t get me wrong, although I had a deep respect for Pierre Trudeau, there are no innocent parties in the martial art of Politics. But this whole spectacle has reduced what little respect I had for Brian Mulroney. Showing his flawless political tact, by taking the high road, exposing his backroom conflicts in some sort of effort to move his name up history’s ranking list of our Prime Ministers.
At this rate he is more likely to be known as the father of Canadian Idol’s host Ben Mulroney, who interestingly enough was once the PM of Canada.
September 20th, 2007 at 9:09 am
I too could not bring myself to watch the interview, I value keeping my lunch down a little more than you I guess. I had no respect for him while he was PM, I cannot find it in me to show him any now. Trudeau had his faults, namely he might have taken a greater interest in economics but there really is no contest as to which one spoke the greater truth and which one was the better man. I agree, it is time for mr mulroney to grow up.
October 12th, 2007 at 4:52 pm
Hi Tom,
Good to read your comments on Bill Casey.
For once we have an elected representative who clearly realizes that the boss is not the leader of the party he ,she is supposed to represent but the names on the voters list in the riding he was elected in and to represent them.
To bad I live in a Halifax riding and not Amherst. Mr. Casey would certainly have my vote !