Michel Boucher wrote:

> We have two types of conservatives in Canada, the ones that
> belonged to the old Progressive Conservative Party (yes, I know,
> it's a oxymoron, but it's politics) who feel for the most part
> disconnected from the bible thumping yahoos who have taken over.
> One used to be able to have an intelligent conversation with a
> Conservative (I remember the Joe Clark government had some bright
> people), but it's no longer possible. They seem to be more like
> angry little children who destroy things because they "don't like
> them". And that is largely their basic policy. Destroy anything
> they don't like.

We recently suffered the same growth in the U.S. Here they call
themselves "the tea party". They're a retread of the same old
collection of bible-thumpers, recovering addicts, and ignoramuses who
can't figure out how to make a decent living. In the 19th century they
actually called themselves the "Know-Nothings".