Conservatives define themselves in terms of what they oppose.

Conservatives define themselves in terms of what they oppose.

Conservatives define themselves more by their hatred of liberals than anything else, and, conversely, liberals by their distaste for conservatives.

When liberals advocate a value-added tax, conservatives should respond: Taxing consumption has merits, so we will consider it - after the 16th Amendment is repealed.

There's nothing that appears to be fatal in terms of what (the Conservatives) are proposing to bring in. If the opposition decides they want to take the government down on these issues, they've got a lot of selling to do to Canadians.

Only recently - about five minutes ago, relative to the long-running human comedy - have parents been driving themselves to distraction by taking too seriously the idea that 'as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.'