Ottawavalleyboy

I am willing to bet that the NDP start to stutter now because I dont think anyone, Jack Layton included ever imagined the numbers being seen right now. Whatever your political stripe, in my humble opinion Jack is the only leader that has carried himself well in the campaign. As a conservative I find it frustrating that only in the last couple of weeks have we heard anything but attack ads. I feel that a clear open message on policy would have won a solid majority for the tories or at least created a lively debate on policy but this whole campaign has been a sad joke of one liners and half truths. Whoever is running the campaign needs to find a new job. Quite frankly if Harper doesnt get a majority I hope he quits so we can try for better leadership of which Peter Mckay would have been a much better choice to me.

New on the boards but the last line on the quote totally sums up and keeps really simply dumbed down how many feel. Cheers!

hahaha wow are you still in high school? I am who I am. I have leaned to the right since I was old enough to vote which would be 20 years now. I am proud of being self reliant and not looking to government for handouts. Why someone stating what is obvious to most on the right is just tory stereotypes is ignorant. I vote like I do because big government and big social programs dont work. Ignore all the evidence in the world that shows just that and spout hate to defend your beliefs, its what our government has degraded to. All 4 active federal parties are a joke right now and as far as I am concerned Harper getting a majority and hopefully implementing voter representation by population will kill the Bloc and hopefully bring back some stability to the system and some truly good people to the forefront of the political system. Right now Harper is the best of the bad so I vote for my beliefs because its the only way to vote. He is not the best prime minister we have had by any means but he is the best option out of whats available bar none and another minority government or even worse a coalition on the left will just damage the country.

Is this a dig at me? According to the left its the conservatives who are bringing the negative into politics. As someone self employed I spend my time and money creating jobs and working 80hour weeks to keep paying all the bs fees and huge overhead brought on by government waste and red tape.

As a business owner I have to say the numbers scare the hell out of me. If the ndp end up in a true coalition with Layton at the head, which one of the poles was showing today our country is screwed. Look at the employment numbers, 3.5 million public sector employees vs. 10.9 million private sector employees am I the only one that sees that the overhead is way to high for the production?!?!. Increased spending on social programs means increased cost through an increase bureaucracy. Corporate tax hikes means jobs lost which means less money to pay into social programs which means increasing taxes again. The U.S is already showing heavy job losses as corporations pull out for greener pastures in Sweden and Ireland and the like thanks to the high corporate taxes. Canadians have started to lean heavily on the government for everything from child care to retirement. The system is near the breaking point and will only get worse if the path is not continued as planned by not only Harper but the previous Liberal government as well. Left wing politics has no place at the federal table in my view. There is too much red tape and bs in the way of the money and the cause that defeats the purpose for what its intended. And to whoever threw out the line that Harper hasn't earned the right to a majority government, what the hell are you smoking. Harper is the reason the minority goverment has worked at all. We have weathered a global recession at or near the top of the pack for since the whole thing started and that is the result of not only the minority government he led but the past government policies as well all of which you would destroy with all the left wing bs. Smilin Jack should stick to used car sales and leave governance to those with some common sense. edit: forgot to throw out some comment about nanny states and people who think the government should baby sit them through there day to day lives.