Something About The Liberals

UPDATE:

The Winnipeg Sun is claiming that Paul Martin will say "no" to missile defense. This is a flip flop from yesterday when Frank McKenna claimed Canada was already on board with it. One major condemnation Martin had for Harper during last years election was that the Conservatives "flip flop" too much. Maybe so, but now the Liberals can show us some good flip floppin' action.

Origianl Post:

Every morning I read Google News . It is a comprehensive news page that brings together articles from over 4,500 news sources. This morning I read an article by The National Post saying that Frank McKenna (new Canadian ambassador to The USA) has made it public that Canada has committed to the Missile Defense Program being developed by the Americans. Personally I think the idea is crazy. The Americans still think that a "rogue" country is going to send a missile into their country. 9/11 showed us that there are cheaper and more effective ways to attack a country. The Missile Defense program would detect incoming missiles and blow them up with their own missiles. The U.S. has had numerous trial runs but to date it has proven unsuccessful.
During Canadian elections the Liberals have a habit of bashing the Conservatives on certain issues only to agree with those issues when they are elected. This previous election Stephen Harper said he thought that MD was a good idea and that Canada should go along with it. Martin jumped up and down Harper saying that it is a waste of money and that Canada should not be involved. During the debates Martin kept criticizing Harper over the idea of MD. Now, as usual, the Liberals have embraced a Conservative idea. This happened with Chretiens last election as well. Stockwell Day was promoting tax cuts and Chretien said such ideas were ridiculous. When Chretien was elected he too promoted and exercised tax cuts.
Personally I think MD is a dumb idea that is reminiscent of The Cold War. Terrorists adapt to different circumstances- even if MD does work they will just find another way to attack. What I don't understand is how Canadians don't see this Liberal pattern of criticizing then embracing Conservative ideas.