Friday, February 29, 2008
Dion lets down Canada
I just finish up carpentry school for the year in time for the latest scandal to come out of Stephen Harper's scandal free gov't. As we all know by now, it looks as if the conservative party may have tried to buy a dying man's vote with a million dollar life insurance policy. Now that's classy. I have no idea if these allegations are true but I actually hope they are not because they're just that slimy. It really doesn't seem to matter much if dirt sticks to Harper or not on account of the absolutely spineless behavior displayed by the Liberal leadership and Stephane Dion. I've been blogging for a year now and have defended Mr Dion many times. I supported his plan to leave Canadian troops in Afghanistan till 2009 even though I wanted the troops out immediately because I thought it was a plan that Canadians would support and anything was preferable to the Conservative plan which calls for Canadian troops to fight and die in the Middle East until the end of time. I believed like many Liberals that he would pull the party to the left. For awhile it seemed that he might, he was prepared to let the most offensive parts of the Anti-terrorism act die by refusing to support their renewal. A position he has since sadly reversed. He was sticking to his guns on that 2009 withdrawal date and he was properly instructing the senate to pass nothing. Unfortunately this is no longer the case. The last few weeks have been nothing short of shameful for anyone who is Liberal. Is Ignatief a Jedi knight? Does he just wave his hand in front of otherwise sensible people and they loose their fucking minds and start getting into bed with conservatives and extending bullshit wars that half the people in this country want over like right now. Who the fuck speaks for us now? Jack Layton? He's the only one talking any sense when it comes to this war. The Dippers also make sense when they accuse Liberal Mp's of caring more about their seats then they do about doing the right thing. "Boo-hoo my riding has a military base I can't run an election campaign on the war." Not only did Dion drop his pants when it came to the war, he and the Liberal leadership have failed miserably by letting Harper's Crime bill pass. The number one job of all Liberal Mp's, Senators and judges is to make sure that no Conservative anywhere at any time passes a crime bill of any variety. These people have an outlook on crime rooted some where in the middle ages and should never be allowed to subject Canadians to any of their backward social engineering. If you don't get that and you think Harper's crime bill was "moderate" you are a Liberal in name only. Then of course there is the budget. It's true that it didn't contain any poison pills but the last two sure did. If Dion doesn't like this budget he should vote against it. Fuck Harper's threats. I hate to agree with Rex Murphy but he was completely right last week when he said "at some point the opposition has got to well, oppose." Harper might as well have his majority because he is getting away with everything he tries. Mr Dion stop listening to the people around you who's greatest fear seems to be an election and stand up for Canada.
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I want to be rid of the cons just as much as you do, but we can't risk giving them more seats or even more terrifying, a majority. Patience, it's nearing its end because they will fall over the Cadman scandal.
Your post was good, but I don't think most people will read it because of how its formatted. Try to have short paragraphs, this will break up your post while making you build your argument better.
-scott
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What a waste of bandwidth.
Well said, man.
Progressive grassroots Trudeau Liberals won the last leadership convention. We can't let the right-wing of the party wrap their claws around Dion.
There was a moment not too long ago that many Liberals (not myself) assumed that the Harper Conservatives were unstoppable and would retain power for at least a couple elections. I think that perception is changing --slowly. Its not time to give up on Dion yet.
Its hard. I feel it too. But I am certain that a Liberal government, if we can swing it, will return funding to the court challenges program, stop this silly family values interference with our film industry and seriously address the issues surrounding global warming in an economically sensible way. That and a whole lot of other things I suspect you are in favour of. We can only do this if we win the next election. Rather than complain (though I hear you) I think it is time now to buckle down and re-commit to winning.
Normally I'm able to take the same kind of pragmatic, big picture view being expressed by libforlife and aaron. I get what you guy's are saying. Nothing is worse then a Harper majority, be patient, lets have the election at the time of our choosing not Harpers. What you are saying is logical and is similar to advice given to me by the red tory over on his blog. I just think that some issues are bigger then politics. For me war and law and order issues are huge. Kind of my raison d'etre. My nightmares are already coming true never mind the majority. Anonymous, I accept your criticism. I went back and reread my post and realized that it would flow smoother in paragraphs. That is sometimes easier said then done because I don't always know which way the rant will lead me.T you know what time it is. Down with the blue Liberals.
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