Stuff that’s bugging me today.

Nice smear job, Scott.  Which Conservative said that their 'greatest fear' was the scuttling of Tory majority hopes?  Nobody. Just the writer of the article.  In the Toronto Star.  But I guess what counts is what you feel, not what people actually say, right? Because you think that's what Conservatives care more about, that must make it true?

I also wouldn't call the Afghan mission "indefensible".  That's a pretty harsh word.  You can disagree with something, that doesn't mean the opposite argument is always "indefensible".  Indefensible implies crazy and totally irrational with no possibel supporting arguments.  Even most opponents of the Afghanistan mission wouldn't go that far.

Oh, well then. "If true." Well, while we’re musing about possibilities, I think it says a lot about Stephane Dion if he’s more concerned about his environmental record hurting his chances of winning an election, than he is about actually saving the planet. If true, of course.
Writing the Star to complain about their laughable bias would be a full-time job. You think the Post is bad? At least in the Post the politics are limited to the news and editorials. In the Star is goes all the way into the business and arts sections.
I really don’t think three casualties is going to sway public opinion in Quebec. I also don’t think that whatever their thoughts on the Afghanistan mission, Quebeckers would toss out the Tories based on that one issue alone.
I’m interested to know whether you support Duceppe’s call to bring down the government unless Harper says they’re out in 2009. Interesting that your leader doesn’t seem to agree. He doesn’t seem to think it’s important to bring down the government at any cost.

Without rehashing our tired out Omar Khadr debate I have to take general issue with something Siddiqui (someone I frequently disagree with btw) says in your quoted piece.  Canadians stand trial in other countries all the time and foreign nationals stand trials in other countries.  It would be news to me that we stand trial in the country of our citizenship regardless of where our trial is held.    
I think the more proper demand that Siddiqui should have made is that if the US is going to charge him, charge him; if not send him back to Canada then we can charge him or release him.  There is no moral or legal principle I know of that would prevent another country from trying a foreign national.

"I’m interested to know whether you support Duceppe’s call to bring down the government unless Harper says they’re out in 2009."  

Empty vessel.  The Dippers will say no to this.  They can't wait until 2009, the sooner the better.  In fact, Harper may even call an election over this.  Forcing the Grits and the Bloquistes hand on the prospect of "cutting and running".   Create space for Layton to eat up support from the other two Opposition parties.

"I already stated what I want the government to go down on - non-compliance with the bill requiring the government to meet Kyoto targets.."  

Running a one issue campaign.  Scott, if this is important this is not something to run an election on but to form a new coalition government over.  So what can we offer Jack, ah, proportional representation…:)  Maybe we should hit the phones and call…

You are right Scott there are lots of issues to focus on.   Child care, First Nations, education, income trusts….the list is long.

There was a time when Liberals thought the Afghan mission was the right thing to do.

When Chretien sent troops to Kabul (and Iraq),  it was the right thing to do.

When Martin sent troops from Kabul to combat in Kandahar, it was the right thing to do.

When Parliament (Graham, Iggy, and Martin was a no-show) extended Paul Martin's combat mission to Feb 2009, it was the right thing to do.

Afghanistan is a Liberal mission, Liberals changed it to a combat mission and Liberal votes were untimately responsible for the extension.

PMSH has stated numerous times  ( first time was at a news conference after the extention passed) that there will be no combat mission in Afghanistan after Feb 2009, unless Parliament approves it.
Bush and NATO have also been advised this.
If Canadian troops stay in Afghanistan after 2009, in any way shape or form,  it will be because of Liberal support.
Decision time Liberals.

I agree with Scott:
along with the NDP and Bloc  ''we (Liberals)  should put our money where our Bill is, declare non-Confidence with the government, bring it down''.
Dion owns Kyoto and should put his job on the line to defend it. 

As to bringing the government down over the Kyoto nonsense, bring it on baby, bring it on!
If you look out in the parking lot you will see what people really think about Kyoto. The jig is up on that scam.
This latest threat of an election isn't fooling anyone, it just makes Dion look like a bigger idiot.

So now it makes you a "classic social liberal" to reinvent new legal principles whereby people are entitled to be tried in their country of origin for crimes allegedly committed in other countries?  Since when did you get to decide what makes one "classically socially liberal"?