Oh What A Tangled Web We Weave When First We Practise To Deceive

This quote has often been used after scandals erupt in any situation. Used after the fact it points to the true statement of telling the truth. Time after time individuals, companies, religious orders, and yes politicians ruin their lives by trying to deceive the public through less than truthful statements and schemes

Some of the most powerful men in the world have gone down because they refused to accept the truth and became involved in elaborate cover ups.. The latest of these actions are in the headlines every day. Mayor Ford and our Prime Minister thought they could cover up misdeeds by plotting elaborate schemes to fool the public.

People are usually ready to accept the fact that leaders make mistakes and are usually pardoned for their folly if they come clean and apologize sincerely. Our Prime Minister set himself up  as the white knight when it came to integrity and transparency. He ran on a ticket saying he would clean up Ottawa and punish those who do not conform to the Conservative ideology. Well it was not long before his PMO became the den of all that is wrong with the politics in Ottawa under his watch.

Had the Prime Minister told the truth from the beginning he would have had most people in Canada thinking he was doing the correct thing by ridding the Senate of corrupt people. He however permitted acts of deceitful behaviour to be committed in his office. He began a elaborate cover up involving many people and he lied about it. Now he is stuck with a story which is a lie and it is dragging him down .

The RCMP has come up with evidence which makes the Prime Minister look foolish. It is a little late now to turn back and Harper is caught in that web  which he helped to weave and for months has been under attack. I believe that even the most loyal of his friends realize that there was a cover up and it has hurt in a major way the manner in which Harper is being perceived today.

In every situation the truth will set you free if it is told openly and freely. This applies just as surely in personal life situations .