Not good enough

Until caught, Bev Oda was happy to indulge in excesses at the taxpayers' expense. But now that she's been caught ...

“The expenses are unacceptable, should never have been charged to taxpayers, I have repaid the costs associated with changing hotels and I unreservedly apologize,” Ms. Oda said during the Question Period. 

Unacceptable? Correct.

Should never have been charged to us hard-working, tax-paying, law-abiding citizens? Correct.

Repaid the costs? That's merely reparations for having intentionally committed an offence. That is not punishment and that is not rehabilitation.

Apologize? That's it?!

Let's see ... back in March 2011 ... right!

Bev Oda breached parliamentary priviledge when she lied to parliament after altering a document.

Oda is a liar, a cheat and a thief. Nothing seems to sink in to that self-entitled skull. The apology is disingenuous crap.

Perfect continuing cabinet material for a political gang that gained power by cheating, stealing and lying.

Entitled to their entitlements

The screaming hypocrisy of the Harper Conservatives continues unabated. If you don't know what I mean yet, go read Nancy's morning post.

Sunglasses in Parliament?

All Odious Oda needs is a black Gibson 335 dot neck, and she's ready for Halloween . . .

Odious Oda . . .

MACLEANS.CA has a great piece by Scott Feschuk, "Bev Oda is trying SO HARD". Apparently Bev is doing The Weasel, and Scott is not impressed:

You have to admire the grade-school panache with which Oda tried to pull this off. The little up-arrow. The word NOT all in caps. SO ADORABLE. It’s just how the climactic scene of In the Loop would have played out if the brilliant British spin doctor had been replaced by an eight-year-old boy, or a clever parakeet. (Also: it’s weirdly endearing that she wrote – or had written – only the word NOT, instead of DO NOT. I not approve of her grammar!)

Yesterday, Oda said: “The way in which this case has been handled, including by myself, has been unfortunate.”

That’s a spectacular quote. It appears to be an apology of sorts, or at least an admission of… something. It’s benign enough that at first you pass right over it, accepting it for what it seems to be. But let’s parse it a little more closely.

“The way in which this case has been handled…”

Nice use of the passive voice there. Effectively distances Oda from responsibility even as she pretends to attempt to take it. The passive voice: the official voice of those up shit’s creek!

“… including by myself…”

Here’s the money clause. By saying “including by myself,” Oda again appears to take an element of responsibility. But wait: Isn’t this “case” ENTIRELY about herself?