Who's the separatist?

More Buzz endorsements: From a CBC Radio interview, Nov. 29: When asked how his union membership in Quebec would vote, Hargrove replied that they would mostly vote Bloc. "And I can't blame them," he said, citing the sponsorship scandal. "If I lived in Quebec I'd have a hard time not voting for the Bloc myself." From the Calgary Herald, Dec. 1 [Correction: Dec. 4]: "I'd vote Bloc." From the CAW's Quebec website: Élection fédérale du 23 janvier 2006: LES TCA APPUIENT LE BLOC QUÉBÉCOIS (Dec 1). And not only support, but: Élection fédérale du 23 janvier 2006: LES TCA-QUÉBEC MILITERONT EN FAVEUR DU BLOC QUÉBÉCOIS So you have a union leader who has repeatedly endorsed the Bloc, who has told the NDP to withdraw from Quebec in favour of the Bloc, whose union is actively working to elect Bloc MPs -- and Paul ("Fighting separatists is part of my DNA") Martin campaigns with him? Buzzarre. UPDATE: Focus, people, focus. Harper slams Hargrove's Bloc comments:

"It is absolutely unacceptable to in any way, shape or form suggest that people should vote for the breakup of this country in order for the Liberal party to maintain its entitlement to power," Harper said during a campaign stop Thursday morning in Waterdown, Ont. "Mr. Hargrove has not backed away from these comments. Mr. (Liberal Leader Paul) Martin has not distanced himself from these comments, and they should distance themselves from these comments."

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"This is beyond the pale, without precedent that a party leader would stand there while one of his prominent spokespeople suggests that people actually vote for the separatists, and he'd say absolutely nothing about it and nothing to distance himself from those comments," Harper said.

Beyond the pale. Maybe even "beyond the bounds of reasonable discourse."