Bryan

They're starting to. Pay attention. "Japanese" is a nationality, not an ideology. Nonsense is fine. Instructing people to commit violence is not.

Still comparatively low. Let's keep it that way.

Hitler was not a fictional character. Modern nazis are not fictional characters. Mohammed was not a fictional character. Nations where Muslims are a majority carrying out barbaric acts are not fictional characters. Imams worldwide instructing their followers to carry out barbaric acts are not fictional characters. Followers of Islam carrying out barbaric acts worldwide are not fictional characters.

We shouldn't accept people who identify themselves as Nazis. If they tried to tell you that Hitler had some good ideas too, would you accept that answer? Again, this is in no way related to anyone's nationality or racial heritage. It's a matter of a dangerous ideology that demands murder as the acceptable answer to a wide variety of issues.

Islam is an ideology that teaches its followers to kill, the others do not.

Yeah, a VERY short contract extension.

There's nothing even remotely xenophobic about it. It's an informed, intelligent assessment of the situation.

Last spring?

He's right. You know American politics is at a low point when Trump is the only adult in the room.

That's a very short term. You are being ridiculous.

And how has their track record been when reporting "inside" the CPC? Style, yes. Record, no.

If people are doing a good job, you try to keep them.

I believe that you don't know anything about the party. How many of the national conventions have you been to? EDA meetings? How many CPC officials can you count as personal friends? Neither McKay nor Charest have a hope of getting anywhere near the leadership. We already have a liberal party, we don't need two.

I'm taking about a guy who was already doing the job getting a very short extension on his existing contract. What are you talking about?

At this moment. This session of parliament has just started. Let's see if that's true by next tax season.

There is nothing even remotely unusual about extending a person's existing contract. Unless you have proof that these people were not performing at their jobs, you are engaging in slander. Seriously. Do you think ALL civil servants should lose their jobs every time there is a change in govt, or just the ones the media tells you to be upset over?

Harper was nowhere near as conservative as the public's perception. The issue was never how far right he governed, but what people thought he was doing. 90% of people's "far right" perceptions of him were complete fabrications. With proper communication, there is more than enough room to go much farther right while still actually coming in to the left of what people thought Harper was. That is one of the most ridiculous things I've ever seen you write. The Liberal platform was not even close to being costed. They claimed they were running on tax cuts, but the numbers clearly show substantial tax increases -- and they are already angling in that direction. Your taxes are going up, not down -- bank on it.

A one year extension is egregious? Do you hear yourself when you say things like that?

They'll talk about it, but they won't do it.

Knowing that you'll only keep your job for 4-5 years is egregious?

A return to the Progressives absolutely will not happen. If there is one thing Conservatives were disappointed with Mr. Harper about, it's that he governed much farther to the left than he campaigned. In order to get selected leader, the candidates will have to convince the party members that they will be more conservative than Stephen Harper was, not less. Where they do have to make a change is in the charisma department. Style won over substance in the last election, and that cannot be ignored.

Unless you have evidence that these people were not competent at their jobs and deserving of the contract extensions (most of which actually happened last spring), calling them patronage is slander.

They are biding their time, waiting to be called.

That's what politicians do. Say all the right things with no intention of following through. It works for them, because not only do most people not check to see if they followed up, most of the commitments are far enough in the future that they just try to blame a future government for not enacting the plan. The problem in politics is, the opposite approach (actually being honest) gets the most public scorn. The public demands platitudes.

Mohammed taught his followers to kill and he led by example. Jesus taught his followers not to kill and he led by example.