There's No Whore Like an Old Whore

There’s no Whore Like an Old Whore

While chatting with a group of the journalists aboard his campaign bus in 1984, Brian Mulroney found the need to comment on Bryce Mackasey’s appointment as Canadian Ambassador to Portugal. It was then he referred to Mr. Mackasey as an “Old Whore”. The very same Mackasey was the first to console him immediately after losing the Progressive Conservative Leadership in 1976 to Joe Clark.

In Peter C. Newman’s new book, Mr. Mulroney is refers to himself as the greatest Prime Minister since John A. MacDonald. In truth, Mr. Mulroney may be the most vulgar character in Canadian political history, and utilizes crude language at Lyndon Johnson type levels.

In all fairness Mr. Mulroney did promise to clean up the patronage system that John Turner had “no option” to do so himself. He appointed a well known separatist as Ambassador to France, and shortly there after made him a senior member of his cabinet. This individual’s allegiance to Canada certainly came into question when he left Mulroney’s cabinet and went on to bigger and better things. That person, you guessed it, Mr. Lucien Bouchard.

As far as a legacy Mulroney can claim many. I am sure Shelia Martin is enjoying the closet space at 24 Sussex. The emergence of the Reform and Bloc as official parties in the House of Commons is another delightful entry into Canadian history. A Free Trade Agreement with the United States that they have seemed to forget to have signed, re: softwood lubber and BSE. Who could forget the rousing duet him and Ronald Reagan preformed at the “Shamrock Summit” of “When Irish Eyes are Smiling”.

I certainly hope his son Ben Mulroney doesn’t quit his day job as a karaoke judge and follow in his father’s footsteps.