The opposition hurled their best you're-so-insensitive insults at the Conservative government Tuesday in the aftermath of $1 billion in cuts to programs.
But that outrage is probably confined to the usual Tory critics, say observers. Conservative supporters, meanwhile, will embrace the "fat trimming."
And this:
Despite the political outcry, many Canadians will accept the argument that the government needs to chip away at spending in the name of efficiency and prudence, said pollster Frank Graves.
"Not too many of the 905 folks are going to be up late gnashing their teeth" over some of these cuts, said Graves, president of EKOS Research.
And this:
Imagine that. The Conservative government we elected in Ottawa eight months ago is starting to get, well, conservative.
We've been waiting for Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his crew to show us they're significantly different from the Liberal gang they booted out of office in January.
And this:
SALARINO
Why, I am sure, if he forfeit, thou wilt not take
his flesh: what's that good for?
SHYLOCK
To bait fish withal: if it will feed nothing else,
it will feed my revenge.
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