NAFTAGATE

There was a big backlash this week against the Conservatives this week, after it was found out that they might have contributed to Barack Obama losing in Ohio. Allegedly a leaked memo stated that a person on Obama's team had reassured the Canadian government that the U.S wouldn't re-open NAFTA, and this attack on it was just campaign rhetoric. This in turn has led to a scandal? Personally, I don't think Americans could care less about what a Canadian official has to say. Secondly, many news medias have been saying for the past weeks that Obama isn't serious about re-opening NAFTA, so it's not like this is some sort of revelation. Despite this many are mad at the government, because they "can't keep their mouths shut." Of course, it would make a lot more sense to keep tons of Canadians worried about the status of their jobs instead. It would make a lot more sense to let the presidential candidates trick the public about their positions. Many are saying this was a planned leak, because the Conservatives want John McCain to beat Hillary Clinton, but would Harper really jeopardize his tenuous hold on government by trying this sort of thing. The whole crux of this argument is the Liberals telling the Conservatives that," we want Obama to win, so how dare you tell the truth about what he is saying." I say if Obama is lying, then his beliefs are fair game.