The Terrible Sweal

how do you define the terms extreme and moderate? what makes moderation preferable to extremism? what do you mean by "extreme liberalism"?

Propping up the Liberals makes sense. I agree the NDP seems to be selling cheap, and I don't think the more money for Ontario bit is very politically savvy.

True. They are much more likely to carve it up in a piecemeal fashion, leaving millions of people to slowly bankrupt themselves or be sold to the mercies of someone's profit margins. The only mystery is why Conservatives think Canadians should want this.

An excellent move by te government! Canadians don't want an election yet, so the Liberals have moved to secure what Canadians want against the irresponsible urges of the oppositon parties. Leaving the BQ armed with the power to pitch the country into an electtion at their convenience was very undesirable.

And where did you learn this tactic? At Goebels' knee belike. Vitriol? Well, tories, when you sow the wind you reap the whirlwind.

error

An internecine struggle among the entire human race.

Have your say.

In the last federal election, I voted Liberal for the first time in over a decade. I did so in part because I felt Paul Martin had demonstrated public administration ability in Finance. I also did so in part because I don't like the two primary alternatives. The NDP are not a government in waiting. These people will be eaten alive by the civil service and shot to pieces on the financial side. As for the ill-conceived, mutant off-spring of the Alliance and the PCs, the things I expect they would do are not desirable. So, two subjective judgements: what I expect of them, and how I evaluate those expected outcomes. What do I expect? I expect we would see more acquience to US demands which are inappropriate for Canada. I expect we would see a diminishment in efforts to alleviate certain 'injustices'. I expect we would see an ideologically driven pro-capital emphasis in public policy which would hamper growth and progress, and indeed, leave our society vulnerable to substantial destruction of wealth. I think under these Neo-Tory's we might see more re-fighting of political battles as the forces of Unreason struggle to turn back development and progress.

Argus, don't you ever get tired of typing out your farts? I imagine with your head lodged so deep within your rectal cavity almost everything looks and smells alike to you. A simple 'no' would have sufficed.

Nah. Between fascist crooks and just plain crooks. Do you even know what a fascist is? Of course. I hope you aren't going to go off on a tedious, literalistic attack on my turn of phrase now, but ... ... my hopes are in vain.

How about the large portion of Canadians who answered "no" when asked if the Liberals still have the moral authority to govern? Do the math, kimmy, a large portion of them fall into the 87% too.

You mean self reliance? I think what I wrote is sufficiently clear for those who know how to read the English language.

Argus, don't you ever get tired of typing out your farts?

I would find it interesting how, after making the argument that this goverment is culpabel for the actions of the former one, you could fail to see the irony. Perhaps you might pause to ponder the fact that this government IS the former one, with largely the same cast of characters. They just replaced their lead actor with their top supporting actor. Well, that's the question for voters to ask themselves: are Martin's Liberals the same as crooked Chretin's? Is the CPC the same as the scary Alliance or the dirty old tories? Shall we examine the evidence?

I would add anothercouple o speculations: -the machismo nurtured into males may predispose them to find appeal in mythologies of individalism, competition, and harsh rule proppounded by the Right; -women may be more likely to perceive the importance of cooperative action and mutual reliance.

Sorry, but you can forget Manley. He has outed himself as a U.S. corporate lapdog, and he has all the political instincts of ... Joe Clark, or less.

However much the Torymongrels may attempt to rehabilitate him, I think Peter MacKay is permanently damaged goods. His betrayal of his deal with Orchard is such a stark epitome of outright dishonesty that it can never be forgotten or lived down. MacKay is a man whose word means nothing ... and the Tories pretend not to notice!

However much the Torymongrels may attempt to rehabilitate him, I think Peter MacKay is permanently damaged goods. His betrayal of his deal with Orchard is such a stark epitome of outright dishonesty that it can never be forgotten or lived down. MacKay is a man whose word means nothing ... and the Tories pretend not to notice!

Nah. Between fascist crooks and just plain crooks.

Maybe, but you didn't hear that from Bill Clinton.

No, that's my idea of satire. I believe I captured the essence of the characters rather well, and humourously.

No, it's just less successful here. Surely the CPC represents the best shot that social conservatives have in forcing their agenda into the domain of public policy. The fact that the CPC policy convention was highlighted by its final decision that they won't, after all, enforce childbirth on women is evidence that they remained up until then at the forefront of that idea.

That's probably a reasonable compromise. Waiting to the end of the testimony lets people hear all the information; surely they don't need Gomery's analysis to tell them what it means. Compromise? The vast majority of Canadians want to wait for the Report. Who should they compromise with??

The same people who elected Mike Harris. Materialistic, short-sighted, self-involved people. Hmmm.