Sulky Stephen Harper

Poor Stephen Harper. He just can't get along with those pesky journalists on Capital Hill:

OTTAWA — Stephen Harper says journalists on Parliament Hill are biased against his government so he'll be avoiding them. The prime minister says the parliamentary press gallery seems to have decided to become the opposition to his Conservative administration.
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The comments were sparked by an incident Tuesday when two dozen Ottawa reporters walked out on a Harper event when he refused to take their questions. The prime minister does not want to hold press conferences unless his staff choose which journalists ask questions from a list they compile. The Ottawa press gallery has refused to play by those rules.
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Dornan said Harper's allegation is surprising because the Conservative government has generally received good coverage in the national media.

Harper earned mostly glowing headlines for the federal budget, for his new Accountability Act, for changes to the way Supreme Court justices are named, and for a cultural deal with Quebec.

But he also came under fire when he recruited David Emerson and the unelected Michael Fortier to cabinet. Harper has said he expected a negative reaction, but that it was worth it to build a stronger cabinet.

The government also received poor coverage when it announced journalists could no longer cover the repatriation ceremonies for soldiers killed in Afghanistan.

Even so, Harper's government is off to a good start with Canadian voters. Recent polls have placed his Tories above 40 per cent, which could put them on track toward a majority government.

Relations with the media began deteriorating just weeks after the prime minister took office. The relationship is so poor that his spokespeople have asked registered lobbyists to act as intermediaries in dealing with reporters.

Question: Do you think this guy has any social skills?