in the doghouse (yeah, yeah...)

Harper has chosen to defend Mackay in his latest sexist comments, rather than acknowledge a gross error in judgment and behaviour.

How does Harper handle questions from the Liberals on this issue? By asking MP Helena Guergis to respond on behalf of... the party? Uh, no, I'd say all women. That's such a classic move, "See? She's a woman and she wasn't offended, therefore NO woman can take offense!"

Her comments:
"I have to say that I do believe that Canadians are probably sick and tired of being dragged into a high school romance gone wrong,"

Agreed.

She defends MacKay as "a gentleman, in every sense of the word (who) has always treated me with the utmost respect."
How totally irrelevant. We aren't talking about how he treats you. Oh wait, you're the Conservative's appointed universal-woman, I guess the way he treats you reflects his treatment of all women???...

As CBC reports: "Guergis also cited MacKay's upbringing as 'a man who was raised by a single mother, who has a number of sisters.' She did not add that MacKay is the son of former Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Elmer MacKay and remains close to both parents, by all accounts."

1. Nice editorial contextualization CBC.

2. Ooooooh! We misunderstood. Mackay grew up around woman.
Some of his best friends are woman!!! Well that's settled I guess, our mistake.