tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post4826553396326178454..comments2024-03-28T00:54:34.206-04:00Comments on BigCityLib Strikes Back: My Kind Of Canadabigcitylibhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05081538803991095825noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-9253323239351614902011-04-27T11:49:42.205-04:002011-04-27T11:49:42.205-04:00Free beer! Damn! Had I known that, I would have vo...Free beer! Damn! Had I known that, I would have voted NDP at the advance poll instead of Green!Mark Richard Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331995640397477486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-9863386433856936492011-04-26T17:13:27.396-04:002011-04-26T17:13:27.396-04:00A gold watch? Considering the miserly base which c...A gold watch? Considering the miserly base which comprises the Liberal party, Iggy will be lucky if he gets a second-hand Timex.<br /><br />And this talk of the NDP with 100 seats injects some much needed humour into the campaign.Gerrard787https://www.blogger.com/profile/14313108762970361402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-66893866409877178532011-04-26T15:08:14.024-04:002011-04-26T15:08:14.024-04:00Polling of this nature would lead many in my ridin...Polling of this nature would lead many in my riding (which is a battle between the Conservatives and Liberals) to vote Conservative. They'd rather have a financially responsible government than one that is seen as the opposite and in that riding they would be concerned with the NDP being hostile to Israel. Voters who think that the Liberals are financially responsible and not hostile to Israel while also being socially liberal (unlike the Conservatives) but who think the choice really is between the Conservatives and the NDP may well go Conservative.Marky Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00465497859724027212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-48976760391541786402011-04-26T13:47:20.409-04:002011-04-26T13:47:20.409-04:00More than likely they'll support the NDP just ...<i>More than likely they'll support the NDP just to screw over Harper.</i><br /><br />Would the Liberals intentionally hurt themselves to hurt Harper? Wow, who knew the Liberals were full of hate like that?<br /><br /><i>Oh, and enjoy the hard-left NDP government if this comes to being ...serves you right for vilifying the moderates.</i><br /><br />I'll be just fine, thank you. It's the poor who will suffer from NDP policies and their aftermath. And, am I reading this right, but you're blaming <i>me</i> for the vilification of the Liberals? Im no fan of the Liberals, but I doubt I have that much influence.Jerome Bastienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948692098854718499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-44414607966825806372011-04-26T13:16:07.400-04:002011-04-26T13:16:07.400-04:00Jerome Bastien said...
Strategically, if I were a ...Jerome Bastien said...<br /><i>Strategically, if I were a Liberal and that Ekos projection holds true (I highly doubt it), I would prefer to have Iggy or whatever interim leader support the Conservatives for a year or so.</i><br /><br />Oh my, are you suggesting that Harper form a coalition with the Liberals to hang on to power? Isn't he against any formal coalitions? You know, in coalition government there has to be give and take between the partners, and Harper's never been able to play with the other children. <br /><br />I don't see this working, especially with the Harper war machine relentlessly smearing the past two LPC leaders like you did, as there's very little good will to the CPofC these days. More than likely they'll support the NDP just to screw over Harper.<br /><br />Oh, and enjoy the hard-left NDP government if this comes to being ...serves you right for vilifying the moderates.Tof KWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15756310841374198056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-3015375277745225882011-04-26T11:57:42.748-04:002011-04-26T11:57:42.748-04:00If Layton is ever PM, he may either screw up very ...<i>If Layton is ever PM, he may either screw up very badly, in which case the NDP would return to its semi-fringe status, or he may be competent enough that he, and the NDP would gain enormously in stature just for having been in government.</i><br /><br />It'll be interesting seeing the NDP in government. They've already revised some of their their platform. First on the amount of money from <a href="http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/SpecialEvent7/20110425/fact-check-ndp-green-policy-110425/" rel="nofollow">cap and trade.</a> Then Layton's gone back a bit on re-opening the <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadavotes2011/story/2011/04/26/cv-election-constitution-042611.html" rel="nofollow">constitution</a> -- now it's when they get "reasonable chances of success" (in other words never). At this rate, they'll probably be indistinguishable from the Liberals in a few day's time. ;Dsharonapple88https://www.blogger.com/profile/11149226422042041129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-82887854637457893382011-04-26T11:27:51.520-04:002011-04-26T11:27:51.520-04:00BCL: would you really be happy with Layton as PM s...BCL: would you really be happy with Layton as PM supported by the Liberals?<br /><br />Wouldnt that cement the fact that the NDP has surpassed the Liberals as the lefty party of choice?<br /><br />Strategically, if I were a Liberal and that Ekos projection holds true (I highly doubt it), I would prefer to have Iggy or whatever interim leader support the Conservatives for a year or so.<br /><br />If Layton is ever PM, he may either screw up very badly, in which case the NDP would return to its semi-fringe status, or he may be competent enough that he, and the NDP would gain enormously in stature just for having been in government.Jerome Bastienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948692098854718499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-32795896941441429652011-04-26T08:42:17.654-04:002011-04-26T08:42:17.654-04:00Provided the Conservatives don't get a majorit...Provided the Conservatives don't get a majority, not a bad outcome, all considered.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com