tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post6060180294380258152..comments2024-03-28T00:54:34.206-04:00Comments on BigCityLib Strikes Back: A Coalition If Necessary, But Not Necessarily A Coalitionbigcitylibhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05081538803991095825noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-28853453122396388042008-12-07T19:32:00.000-05:002008-12-07T19:32:00.000-05:00Wilson needs to be publicly flogged.Wilson needs to be publicly flogged.Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-78898570243105597452008-12-07T19:22:00.000-05:002008-12-07T19:22:00.000-05:00Wilson: Better get your constitutional 'experts' o...Wilson: <I>Better get your constitutional 'experts' out on this one BCL,<BR/>precedent since the beginning of time is if the GG appoints an unelected government,<BR/>that government resigns and goes to the people, within 6 months or LESS.<BR/><BR/>July 2008 election or bust!!</I><BR/><BR/>Last time I checked every single member of the House of Commons, be that member a Conservative, a Liberal, a New Democrat, or a Bloc MP, are duly elected. As such, we wouldn't have an unelected government should the GG decide to turn over the government to the opposition.<BR/><BR/>Learn about the political system you're bitching about dipshit.Kurt Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13095783666657738968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-79217458598620742132008-12-07T15:06:00.000-05:002008-12-07T15:06:00.000-05:00Concur with BCL here; the coalition, from the Libe...Concur with BCL here; the coalition, from the Liberal standpoint, only works if it is in response to a very serious threat (to the economy, national security etc) and will not fly if its just based on Harper's inability to 'play nice.'<BR/>Right now Harper's meme men are out and about trying to drum up bitter patriotism, but if we're able to get concessions in the budget we can let this gang stand to soak in their immoral stench for a little longer. I say let's get some quick decision on the leadership post-haste, let the new leader take charge. The coalition, as currently composed, would have a hard time hanging together past May anyways.burlivespipehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18048415779214466831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-45271642568284261442008-12-07T14:12:00.000-05:002008-12-07T14:12:00.000-05:00'Electing a leader before May does send a bad mess...'Electing a leader before May does send a bad message to the West'<BR/><BR/>You have got to be kidding.<BR/>Libs want to reduce the Wests representation by 49 seats, and install the Bloc with that representation,<BR/>and you're worried about the location of a convention not being in BC!! <BR/><BR/>''engineer an election between January and May''<BR/><BR/>Better get your constitutional 'experts' out on this one BCL,<BR/>precedent since the beginning of time is if the GG appoints an unelected government,<BR/>that government resigns and goes to the people, within 6 months or LESS.<BR/><BR/>July 2008 election or bust!!wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03589410224972050999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-91386097726411407832008-12-07T12:05:00.000-05:002008-12-07T12:05:00.000-05:00Hey, I already used this title for a post of mine ...Hey, I already used this title for a post of mine last week. Stop stealing my ideas. :) Ok, I know it's cribbed from a Mackenzie King quote, but it's nice to know great minds think alike.<BR/>http://daveyspolitics.blogspot.com/2008/12/not-necessarily-coalition-but-coalition.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-46932080084911671332008-12-07T11:42:00.000-05:002008-12-07T11:42:00.000-05:00What I mean is we go through the whole thing again...<I>What I mean is we go through the whole thing again and the GG accedes to the PM's election request.</I><BR/><BR/>She's already on thin ice, and calling an election around February is still too soon. Way too soon.Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-27588774213467637122008-12-07T09:30:00.000-05:002008-12-07T09:30:00.000-05:00Dawg,What I mean is we go through the whole thing ...Dawg,<BR/><BR/>What I mean is we go through the whole thing again and the GG accedes to the PM's election request.<BR/><BR/>"aking power from the Conservatives is just fine by me."<BR/><BR/>Me too. But getting plastered in an election is not my idea of a good time.bigcitylibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05081538803991095825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-18085603080275108462008-12-07T08:47:00.000-05:002008-12-07T08:47:00.000-05:00if the GG decides in, say, mid-February that enoug...<I>if the GG decides in, say, mid-February that enough time has passed for another election to be a preferable option to coalition rule.</I><BR/><BR/>Um, hold on a minute, BCL. Jean doesn't rule. She doesn't get to dissolve Parliament unless she is asked to. If the coalition succeeded in forming a government, it could rule until it falls.<BR/><BR/>Taking power from the Conservatives is just fine by me.Dr.Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00416571487451925246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-62067066639912623022008-12-07T08:16:00.000-05:002008-12-07T08:16:00.000-05:00Mike,That's a good point. But I am worried about ...Mike,<BR/><BR/>That's a good point. But I am worried about Harper trying to engineer an election between January and May. What if the budget contains a stimulous package AND poison pills?bigcitylibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05081538803991095825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-74106237554586069382008-12-07T08:11:00.000-05:002008-12-07T08:11:00.000-05:00Real simple: the coalition lost the vote (because ...Real simple: the coalition lost the vote (because it wasn't held).<BR/><BR/>Harper will have gotten away with this.<BR/><BR/>People need to realize what that means.Mark Richard Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331995640397477486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-11868577033836626552008-12-07T07:59:00.000-05:002008-12-07T07:59:00.000-05:00If we are going to prop up the Tories then there i...If we are going to prop up the Tories then there is no need to elect a new leader before May. I certainly don't see one. Electing a leader before May does send a bad message to the West who were going to finally get the convention (which is never been there in party history) and does clearly favour one candidate over the others, so I just can't see it as justified to bypass all the rules and our constitution. <BR/><BR/>Quite frankly it's much better for an interim (whether Dion or someone else) to take the hit of propping up the Tories than having that be the first official choice of the new leader.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15481948382858467120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-65013012217597778672008-12-07T07:38:00.000-05:002008-12-07T07:38:00.000-05:00Well said and I agree, but we have a bunch of Rae ...Well said and I agree, but we have a bunch of Rae supporters acting like goon squads and using this to attack Ignatieff.<BR/><BR/>Rae is running a slimy campaign - do we want this?<BR/><BR/>I notice no one is complaining about LeBlanc's silence on this.<BR/><BR/>Everyone likes Obama - Obama is careful, pragmatic.<BR/><BR/>This is becoming insanity.<BR/><BR/>Just what if the financial package is a good one? More delays possible is not an option if there is something substantive.RuralSandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09552973218865121867noreply@blogger.com