Prime Minister Rae

[lukin]

Tories win a minority. Liberals turf Ignatieff in favour and annoit Rae as liberal leader. Rae forms a coalition and becomes Prime Minister. It's strange how Mr. Rae has been very quit this campaign. Rae and his buddies from the No Damn Progress party and BQ running the show. YIKES!!

Rae is one crafty politician.

Edited April 15, 2011 by lukin

[Posc Student]

Bob Rae will never be leader of another political party.

[Smallc]

Bob Rae will never be leader of another political party.

Maybe, maybe not. He probably should have been the leader.

[punked]

I think Rae is a two faced jerk. However whenever he speaks I can't help but listen.

[Smallc]

I think Rae is a two faced jerk.

Why, because he switched away from the NDP? I think that speaks well of him, personally.

[punked]

Why, because he switched away from the NDP? I think that speaks well of him, personally.

No because he never ran his NDP government the way the NDP across Canada have always been run. Fiscal management first social conciseness second. He ran it like a Liberal would spend all kinds of money first never worry about what will come next.

[BubberMiley]

Tories win a majority. Liberals turf Ignatieff in favour and annoit Rae as liberal leader. Rae forms a coalition and becomes Prime Minister.

You don't have a clue what "a majority" means, do you?

[Smallc]

He ran it like a Liberal would spend all kinds of money first never worry about what will come next.

Then he didn't run it like a federal Liberal. He also said he learned much from his experience in Ontario, which was the next thing to a no win scenario.

[Cameron]

You don't have a clue what "a majority" means, do you?

+1

[punked]

Then he didn't run it like a federal Liberal. He also said he learned much from his experience in Ontario, which was the next thing to a no win scenario.

He ran it like plenty of Federal Liberals, Trudeau raised our debt by 1100% from 18 Billion to 200 Billion dollars. He sure did run it like a Federal Liberal.

[Smallc]

He ran it like plenty of Federal Liberals, Trudeau raised our debt by 1100% from 18 Billion to 200 Billion dollars. He sure did run it like a Federal Liberal.

I didn't realize we were still in the 20th century, let alone the 70's and 80's. Do you remember some people with the last names Chretien and Martin? Because that's the way modern federal Liberal have run things.

[punked]

I didn't realize we were still in the 20th century, let alone the 70's and 80's. Do you remember some people with the last names Chretien and Martin? Because that's the way modern federal Liberal have run things.

Sure I remember them. two guys don't make a rule. Like it or not if you look at the stats Liberal governments have the poorest track record at balancing Budgets. SmallC Dalton Mcguinty in running Ontario right now just like Rae did so please don't tell me about Martin or Chretien.

[Smallc]

SmallC Dalton Mcguinty in running Ontario right now just like Rae did so please don't tell me about Martin or Chretien.

I didn't realize McGuinty was a federal Liberal.

[punked]

I didn't realize McGuinty was a federal Liberal.

Didn't realize we can only look at one Federal Liberal government to draw our conclusions. I was thinking when you said Liberal you meant all Liberals, but then you went to "Only Federal Liberals" so I pointed out their track record wasn't great there so then you went "Well only Liberals from this time to this time". Wait I was the one who made the statement. Sure if you only want to look at one government great however again

"Rae ran his province like a Liberal not a New Democrat"

That was my statement not what you read which was "Rae ran his government Like a FEDERAL Liberal WHICH EXISTED FROM 1993-2004"

I put in caps what you made up.

Edited April 15, 2011 by punked

[Smallc]

That was my statement not what you read which was "Rae ran his government Like a FEDERAL Liberal WHICH EXISTED FROM 1993-2004"

I put in caps what you made up.

I'm sorry, but the federal Liberal party of the recent past is probably THE best example of fiscal prudence in the modern world.

[ToadBrother]

Tories win a majority. Liberals turf Ignatieff in favour and annoit Rae as liberal leader. Rae forms a coalition and becomes Prime Minister. It's strange how Mr. Rae has been very quit this campaign. Rae and his buddies from the No Damn Progress party and BQ running the show. YIKES!!

Rae is one crafty politician.

Except the Tories won't win a majority, Iggy will gain some seats, will gang up with the Bloc and NDP and topple the Tories over the Throne Speech and Iggy will be PM.

[Bob]

I'm sorry, but the federal Liberal party of the recent past is probably THE best example of fiscal prudence in the modern world.

Can you elaborate on that? I remember you talking about this in some depth a long time ago, but I completely forget your arguments. Feel free to copy-and-paste old posts of yours if you can find them. I'd like to see why you think this is true.

[Bob]

Except the Tories won't win a majority, Iggy will gain some seats, will gang up with the Bloc and NDP and topple the Tories over the Throne Speech and Iggy will be PM.

You really think that's what's going to happen?

[punked]

I'm sorry, but the federal Liberal party of the recent past is probably THE best example of fiscal prudence in the modern world.

I agree, that doesn't speak the all the other Liberal governments we have had. One government doesn't make a rule it makes an exception much like the Rae government is an exception to the rule of fiscal balance that most others have stood for.

[Smallc]

I'd like to see why you think this is true.

I don't remember most of my past votes, but it basically comes down to shrinking government and balance budgets. They did it, and they did it quickly.

[punked]

I don't remember most of my past votes, but it basically comes down to shrinking government and balance budgets. They did it, and they did it quickly.

You are going to have to remind me on the shrinking government part of that statement example?

[blueblood]

I don't remember most of my past votes, but it basically comes down to shrinking government and balance budgets. They did it, and they did it quickly.

Bond vigilantes...

[Bryan]

I'm sorry, but the federal Liberal party of the recent past is probably THE best example of fiscal prudence in the modern world.

That is complete horseshit. Abdicating your obligations and leaving the bills unpaid so you can pretend you have a surplus is not fiscal prudence. Try that with your mortgage and see if the bank thinks you're a good fiscal manager.

In his book, Chretien himself said that Martin was an incompetent finance minister.

[ToadBrother]

You really think that's what's going to happen?

I'd give it even odds.

[Moonlight Graham]

It's a sad reflection on the Liberal party that Bob Rae seems to be the frontrunner to replace Iggy.

If Rae wins the leadership he'll probably be another lame loser like Dion and Iggy. I doubt Ontario would want to vote for the guy, unless they have short memories.

What happened to the federal Liberal party? Where are some half-decent leaders among them? Just wow.