To you Mr. Stephen Harper
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- nLHb
What a crock of sh*t
- khan0
who dat is
- horton0
... up yer bum with a pickled plum.
- Crouwel0
leah?
- Visia0
I couldn't agree more. What a sad day for Canada.
What I find amazing is that the actual election results were the same as the mock elementary and high-school election.
That really says something about the electorate in this country.
What the hell just happened?
- kelpie0
oh damn, have you guys just slipped into the dark side too?
- poomoo0
so did the tories get in? what were the voting issues in canada for this election?
- JazX0
he won huh? so Canada isn't happy or just the Liberals that aren't? what the story?
- todelete__20
I like the guy. For no other reason than one of the guys standing up in my wedding has the exact same name. Steve Harper.
- JazX0
don't beat him kOna he's got a whino bum name. Harpo...
- MrRemote0
Here's my two cents on whats happened and why I'll be able to sleep well at night.
The liberals have been in power for a long time, but more importantly not since '93 have we had a real alternative party that was ready to govern. The NDP are fine but they supply the checks and balances thats all. They have never been close to holding power federally, and that's including the Ed B days.
So finally the Conservatives rebuild the party to a point where they can actually offer an alternative. Granted they have had to dig pretty deep to find even semi sane members to march out in public... but they did it.
Now I don't like the Conservatives, and I don't like Harper either. Had I been able to choose, I'd given the Liberals another minority. The problem was that the Liberals really didn't deserve a majority, and this is not because of the sponsorship scandal. They have lost touch and become complacent... maybe even a little lazy.
So people have gotten frustrated and elected Harper (to a minority thank god) and though it means a step back I think in the long term we will take two steps forward. This will happen because all the CP lonnies will come out of the woodwork and the Harper government will be struck down. The Liberals will win the next election, but will be re-energized, have the people in mind, and most importantly have the fear of the PC in them. The PC's will due to there success attact better people and become a party with broader based popularity. Yes, we as voters will have a choice again and that will make the Liberals work a lot harder for us in the future.
- JazX0
The problem was that the Liberals really didn't deserve a majority, and this is not because of the sponsorship scandal. They have lost touch and become complacent... maybe even a little lazy.
MrRemote
(Jan 24 06, 07:09)Sounds like the local politics in this region. Everyone votes Democrat no matter what, based upon their blue-collar uprbringing. Fine, I'm ok with that, however, when it becomes completely stale and like you said the party becomes lazy, greedy and complacent, it's time for a change. Healthy in my mind.
- nLHb0
janne?