Take a moment to pity the future of Jason Kenney

So the people of Alberta have exorcised their anger by electing a government led by a homophobic, white nationalist, probably corrupt BS artist who has spent years stoking their anger.  I feel for their anger.  Not all of it is misplaced.  A lot of this was beyond the control of anyone person.  But everyone comes to regret decisions made in anger.

And thus was the election campaign.  Albertans, many of whom have been unemployed for years, reached out to a false populist.  JK (Why do so many disingenuous people disrupting our politics have the initials that start with J?  JK, JWR, JP).  There was so much anger JK could get away with a kamikaze campaign, he could promote racist candidates.  He could say the most inane garbage and people would still support him because he soaked in their resentment.

But when he is unable to turn around the realities of the current oil industry.   When he takes the deficit higher.  When the lunacy of his promise to cut off oil to BC comes home to roost.  When the idiocy of his "If you want a new regulation, you have to tell me which regulations you want to cut" plan comes into effect.  When the cuts to pay pay for tax breaks to the wealthy start to really bite, the back lash will be hard.  The anger will be looking for a target.  And he will be the one with his head over the trench parapet.

And it will look good on him.  Alberta is a place of immense beauty.  But not tonight.


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