We want to play with the big boys!

Thus saith the Prime Minister of Canada:

"If a country wants to be taken seriously in the world, it must have the capacity to act. It’s that simple. Otherwise, you forfeit your right to be a player. You’re the one chattering on the sideline that everyone smiles at, but no one listens to."

That's right, kids. Just as in the schoolyard, if you haven't any muscle to flex, you might as well go on home and hide under your bed because you'll never share it with anyone, except maybe your pets. Put down those books and pick up your fists: there are assets to grab and asses to kick.

All mockery aside, let us return to Mr. Harper, who professes himself a pious man. Perhaps he should revisit Paul's first Epistle to the Corinthians:

"Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are" (I Corinthians 1:25-28)

The CBC's take on the story can be found here.