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I don't find any of them 'scary', I do disagree with some of them, but I don't see anything 'scary'. Maybe you could tell us what your definition of a neo-con is, from what I've read, they are liberals who became disillusioned with liberals who rebelled against the Democratic Party's leftward drift on defense issues in the 70s. Since then, the term has become a cliche to describe anyone who's slightly to the right of a liberal, and is generally meant as a slur.

Nice rant, and very patronizing, why am I not surprised that disagreeing with a socialist equates to 'not understanding' or being acquainted with issues. Giving parents the option and choice of daycare is not depriving them of an education or a future; education from JK through highschool is free. Having kids is a choice too, and if they didn't have kids they couldn't afford, maybe both parents could have productive employment.

Gee, can't say I've ever heard any one say "taxes only over my dead body:" guess I don't tune in to that channel LOL I'd take Harper's very progressive program over the regressive liberal 'hands in your pocket' policies. Only a complete fool would believe the tired old liberal rhetoric. Oh yeah, I know, I forgot, Tax me, I'm Canadian.

For the most part I agree with you, but you can teach morals and values based on reason, without the religion. It would be interesting to see a study done on these gangs and criminals e.g. how many have fathers in their lives, and what their parent/parents and home life was like.

And the public schools of the education system bring to mind the Germany that set out to mold its citizens, don't they. It would be so much more in tune with the rights of parents to give them another hundred dollars so that everyone can choose either Upper Canada College or not to educate their children. What pitiful foolishness this talk of "choice" is. What pathetic excuses for parents are those with children who can support this deliberate avoidance of parental responsibility that it really is. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Freedom of choice is 'pitiful foolishness', sheez, I suppose next freedom of speech and all that other stuff we take for granted is also 'pitiful foolishness'. Glad we know where you stand. I'll take my personal choice and freedoms anytime over condescension and state control.

If someone within the Liberal government leaked information it will be a while before we know for sure, it could take the RCMP months to determine whether insider information was improperly shared. Still, a lot of evidence points in that direction. Look at CARP for instance, (50 plus) they first claimed to have been given advanced notice of Goodale's announcement. Then, when the association seemingly realized its initial claim might land the Liberal gov't in doo doo, they backtracked and they never received a heads up at all. Then they came up with a third one in less than 24 hours when a member of Goodale's staff admitted he had called CARP before the announcement but... Don't forget, a few investment fund managers clamed to have received e-mails tipping them off four hours before the press conference, and a number of tgraders alerted the Ontario Securities Commission to the possibility of leaks from Ottawa on the day following Goodale's announcement. Add this to their rash of comments etc. recently e.g.

Yes. You've just described Chretien and Martin. "Oily"....that's the term that had been eluding me. Thanks. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That was my thought too. I've met Harper a couple of times and he didn't strike me that way, he is soft spoken and laid back. I didn't vote because I don't love him nor do I hate him, I would just prefer that he put a bit more oomph into his speeches. He also needs to look more into the cameras at the audience when he's speaking or debating, but he (I guess) believes in looking at the person with whom you are actually talking to. Martin looks right into the cameras and hams it up. Both Harper and Layton ( IMHO ) are smarter than Martin, as I said, he's disappointed me. Still, I'd rather that than someone too exciteable, Martin has been a disappointment, I really thought he would be better than he has proved himself to be.

Canadians who want to bet on the winner aren't stupid. Quite the opposite. They know that the press will steer them towards the winner every time. That's what I'm doing! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Your right about the press, which years ago gave up reporting and informing about the news. They now shape and mold the news to their line of thinking. Betsy: 6 seats for the greens? I think under proportional rep. they would have had more than that, but I still won't bet on them getting any seats. At this point it is looking like a conservative minority, but it can still go anyway - the worst is yet to come.

Strange that it is working out the way, I do agree. Harper is taking the CPC to the centre and only just slightly to the right of it - liberal lite. Obviously this is the reason Paul Martin wraps himself in the flag and declares anyone who doesn't share the Liberal's values are hmmm 'uncanadian'. Why, because there's nothing to scare people with anymore.

Betsy, parents raise their children. Providing quality child care with some boundaries and regulations is not intruding on parents rights, it is supporting them in finding good places for their children to learn and grow while they are at work. No one is saying all children need to go to daycare; the national child care program is just hoping to ensure that those who do need the service have it available to them. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Not giving parents an opportunity to decide what type of daycare they think is best for their child is intruding on parent's rights. State run day care centres bring to mind USSR style daycare, where parents don't have a choice and are forced to send their kids there. What will these kids learn in a state controlled agenda and who will teach them? A mix as proposed by the CPC of direct financial support to parents and institutionalized day care places in the workplace, is far better than a Big Brother approach. Not to mention another gun registry type boondoggle.

I Don't think so Tim

I have found it interesting that so many Conservative supporters quote Kinsella now. For all of his faults, Martin is better than Chretien by a long shot. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Not to mention Kinsella is the worst kind of sleazy, gutter rolling political backroom operator, with all the ethics of a rabid weasel. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I agree with that actually, and do agree Martin is better than Chretien by a long shot. Kinsella certainly is not to be trusted but right now both Kinsella and Copps are 'doing good'.... I'm sure if the CPC should win, they'd turn on them in a minute.

Quite often a columnist can articulate a person's opinions better than they can, so posting such a column gets a point across. I'm making an assumption that the poster agrees with the columnist otherwise he/she wouldn't have posted it without a comments. Thats my two cents anyway.

That was a serious post, holy moly batman...

Never bet against the stupidity or complacency of the Canadian electorate. The Liberals have held onto power through most of the 20th century by playing to stupidity and complacency. I wouldn't get over-confident though, when cornered, the Libs get desperate. They will likely get extremely nasty, or start promising the moon in order to win. The CPC should fight this election as if they are at least 5 points behind.

Finally, somebody has the guts to say it: http://www.ottawasun.com/Comment/Editorial...28/1370421.html Declare war on gangs snip No, no, no, no, no! Toronto lost its innocence long ago -- not with this, the 78th murder and 52nd gun homicide of 2005. This isn't even the first shooting near the Eaton Centre this year -- it's the third. What we have lost -- we hope -- is our naivete. We've lost the dangerous illusion that the escalating gun violence that has scarred Toronto in recent years -- not months, years -- is an isolated problem, confined to a certain community, a certain income bracket or certain neighbourhoods. We've lost the self-righteous notion that guns and gangs are problems imported from somewhere else. We've lost the elitist view that this kind of thing doesn't happen in Toronto. Monday's victims are from all over; they are male and female; white, black, Asian. They are all of us. We've heard the promises. Where are the results? What we need are leaders who will stare down the laughing gangsters and tell them: You will not take over. We will hunt you down. We will take away your guns and put you away -- or kick you out of Canada -- for good.

A growing concensus of people? Really, thats not what the polls are showing, the growing concensus is that maybe liberal corruption and rot is finally sinking in to the voter's minds. Harper's actions and policies show that he cares more about Canada then the liberals have, if the liberals cared about Canadians they wouldn't be stealing our money.

Good one, wonder if the 2006 shooting will spur the liberals on or will it be just more U.S. bashing.

Here go again for 2006 guess we'd better for vests when going into Toronto these days. http://www.torontosun.com/News/TorontoAndG...375833-sun.html Not more than five hours after ringing in the new year, a 21-year-old man was gunned down in the drivers' seat of his Cadillac DeVille yesterday. Dillan Yhanike Anderson, 21, of North York was pronounced dead at Sunnybrook hospital after he was found slumped over in the driver's seat of his Cadillac in an alley at Eglinton and Locksley Aves., east of Dufferin St., around 5 a.m. "Here we are, just into 2006, and already there is another mother planning to bury her son," said homicide Det. Steve Ryan. "It's sad. It's the first homicide of the year and we have a long year ahead of us. I'd like to get it solved quickly."

Hope you all had a Merry Christmas and wish you all a Happy New Year.

If marriage is a 'human right' then why do we have any restrictions at all on marriage. In other words, you could marry your niece or sister if you so wished.

What horrible hate compels you to see the destruction of our country? The Conservative/Bloc elements are free in this land to have their own opinion and to work for their goals. But why do you do this? Canada is a wonderful land. Our people are leading the way for the world in the 21st century... we are so lucky and have so much to share... and yet we have people like you. Do you have no vision?... Is all you can imagine death and disassembly? I don't think you would be so cavalier in expressing your anti-Canadianism if this were a non-cyber situation. Imagine you saying these things in a bar in Halifax, or a church social in Charlottetown or at a Canada Day party in Victoria. You coward, you shameless hater of the country I love. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Is your post meant to be a joke or satire?

MB beat me to it, I was going to say its code for left wing. I've never read DU don't have a link, don't want to either, but I have cruised on rabble, and that site is definitely on the 'moonbat' side, they allow swearing and personal attacks. The standard operating procedure seems to be calling people bigots and trolls if you don't agree with them. However, I came to this site because it is well run and seemed to be free of that kind of thing, but there seems to some of it creeping in these days. Happy New year

Check out the website below. Some industrious student at Simon Fraser U has put together a beautiful summary of the 2004 election, with historical details and analysis. http://www.sfu.ca/~aheard/elections/2004-results.html In Ontario, the Liberals turned 44.7% of the vote in to 70% of the seats. Tell me again we live in a democracy. It is no longer possible to have anything other than Liberal governments as the process has been hijacked.

This is just sulking, and arrogant sulking, to boot. You think just because others have other ideas they're less moral than you? Certainly the liberal ideas on crime haven't worked. Time to try some conservative ideas. We haven't had real conservatives in power in 50 years or more. Could be a nice change. Certainly won't be to guys like Johnson, that asshole who decided to shoot up Yongue street on Boxing day, but the rest of us will like it. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well, so far liberal policies have allready created bodies on the street, its time went for change. I don't believe in the 'right to carry arms' and not agreeing with the gun registry doesn't make it so either.