I’ve been calling Liberal Prime Minister Paul (“we lead the world”) Martin, well, what I just called him. Of course I never miss a chance to point out how he dithers on every important decision. I’ve never seen so much dithering (with the exception of their finality and inexplicable emergency rush to gay ‘marriage’) from any government anywhere. But I never thought of calling him ‘Mr. Dithers’.
British magazine The Economist takes swipe at “Mr. Dithers” – Paul Martin
OTTAWA (CP) – To hundreds of thousands of influential readers around the world, Prime Minister Paul Martin will now be known as an indecisive leader dubbed “Mr. Dithers.”
The Economist magazine pronounced itself distressed with Martin’s first 14 months in office under an article headlined, ‘Mr. Dithers’ and his distracting ‘fiscal cafeteria.’
The prestigious British-based magazine said Martin has been a pale shadow of the deficit-slaying finance minister long respected by the economic community.
“Mr. Martin, a successful finance minister for almost a decade until 2002, cannot quite shake off the impression that Canada’s top job is too big for him,” says the Economist in its Feb. 17 edition.
“His faltering leadership has earned him the sobriquet of ‘Mr Dithers.’ “
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