Harper appointed this trio and others to fill the upper chamber with Tory friends as a step toward reforming the Senate, purportedly to turn it into an elected body.
Columnists like myself howled at the poor optics Duffy and Wallin contributed to, as far as the field of journalism goes, by accepting patronage appointments.
But that smelly water has already flowed under the bridge of moral ground.
The stink this ugg uk week is what happened since then as a whale of greed is publicly filleted on Parliament Hill.
Harper obviously thinks he's smarter than other people. He should have realized one thing about playing footsie with Conservative friendly television types they were raised on perks to supplement grunt wages.
From free buffets to complimentary beverages, professional talking heads wake up ugg uk sale in the morning feeling entitled to a second bowl of stew.
And they are genetically modified with a rainbow of principles, although they evolve as required.
So you better stand back when you put them within a jowl of a public trough. And don't dare try to pull them away once the slurping and gurgling noises start.
They'll bite the hand that feeds them if you threaten to turn the tap off.
Fast forward to Duffy and Wallin this week crying foul at the hearings over www.cheapestbootuksaler.co.uk the investigation into expense claims.
In a nutshell, they are claiming Harper and the Prime Minister's Office threw them under the proverbial bus to make the Tory machine look squeaky clean.
Their expense ugg sale uk claim habits were part of the norm, apparently, and everybody knew and approved until things went sideways, which is French for saying it became public.
This is where the real bad optics will come into play, because it's bad enough that people Harper appointed to the Senate were caught with their hand in the cookie jar.
It's much more terrible to find out there was a concerted effort to cover up and twist the truth about initial approval, plans to sacrifice individuals for the party, and basic dishonesty.
There are things that happen that look bad and should be avoided, although it's not really a capital crime. More often, it's the act of not accepting responsibility the coverup conspiracy or hiding from the truth that gets you in trouble.