British Columbia's political scene never fails to entertain, if anything else. The other day, I compared behind-the-scenes players Bill Van Der Zalm and Moe Sihota to maggots feeding off of the carcasses of not just one but both of our major political parties. Both the Liberals and the New Democrats chose to eject their leaders from caucus at roughly the same time, leaving our fair province without leadership or direction. This is seen by some as a welcome change.
Recent discussions have suggested to me that comparing the scandal-ridden careers of Mr. Van Der Zalm and Mr. Sihota to the life choices of maggots was grossly unfair, perhaps to the maggots. Some have suggested that the opportunistic Mr. Van Der Zalm and Mr. Sihota are more like pirates roaming the halls of the Legislature looking for easy plunder, just like back in the good old days. At the very least, these two do seem to be hijacking some of the press releases normally reserved for government issues. At the most are large sums of money rumored to be exchanging hands, with new deals brokered by these two gentlemen hidden mostly from public scrutiny.
While The Libs and the NDP scuttle their own ships at sea, who can blame the outsiders for wanting another shot at political power? Certainly, niether of these two men has enough credibility with the public to be re-elected, but they do wield considerable powers from behind the figureheads.
Please click here to revisit the documented self-destruction of the Libs and NDP in unison. Please click here to see a previous, somewhat less cartoony iteration of today's sketch.
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