Comments on: Messages from the electorate. http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/2008/01/06/messages-from-the-electorate/ My personal opinions on social and political issues from a progressive standpoint. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:44:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: JimBobby http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/2008/01/06/messages-from-the-electorate/#comment-11950 JimBobby Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:01:06 +0000 http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/2008/01/06/messages-from-the-electorate/#comment-11950 Whooee! Harpoon wants a majority but he don't want it quite bad enough to start listening to what the people want. He only needs 40% and that's as much as he'll ever get -- if that. I figger even modest popularity for the BQ means we'll be in minority gummints fer the foreseeable future. We'll have a tail wagging the dog no matter who's in. Some parties will prove better at working within a minority than others. Harper ain't doin' too well in that regard. Maybe the Grits will be better in a minority. Maybe not.   GAB's right. People do want PR. Nobody's been able to explain it well enough* to make them realize that they want it. (* dumb it down) JB<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('11950','JimBobby'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('11950','JimBobby','Whooee! Harpoon wants a majority but he don\'t want it quite bad enough to start listening to what the people want. He only needs 40% and that\'s as much as he\'ll ever get -- if that. I figger even modest popularity for the BQ means we\'ll be in minority gummints fer the foreseeable future. We\'ll have a tail wagging the dog no matter who\'s in. Some parties will prove better at working within a minority than others. Harper ain\'t doin\' too well in that regard. Maybe the Grits will be better in a minority. Maybe not.\r\n&nbsp;\r\nGAB\'s right. People do want PR. Nobody\'s been able to explain it well enough* to make them realize that they want it.\r\n\r\n(* dumb it down)\r\n\r\nJB'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Whooee! Harpoon wants a majority but he don’t want it quite bad enough to start listening to what the people want. He only needs 40% and that’s as much as he’ll ever get — if that. I figger even modest popularity for the BQ means we’ll be in minority gummints fer the foreseeable future. We’ll have a tail wagging the dog no matter who’s in. Some parties will prove better at working within a minority than others. Harper ain’t doin’ too well in that regard. Maybe the Grits will be better in a minority. Maybe not.
 
GAB’s right. People do want PR. Nobody’s been able to explain it well enough* to make them realize that they want it.

(* dumb it down)

JB

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]]> By: Green Assassin Brigade http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/2008/01/06/messages-from-the-electorate/#comment-11941 Green Assassin Brigade Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:12:10 +0000 http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/2008/01/06/messages-from-the-electorate/#comment-11941 It sounds like people want PR whether they realize it or not!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('11941','Green Assassin Brigade'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('11941','Green Assassin Brigade','It sounds like people want PR whether they realize it or not!'); return false;">Quote</a></div> It sounds like people want PR whether they realize it or not!
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]]> By: Gayle http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/2008/01/06/messages-from-the-electorate/#comment-11937 Gayle Mon, 07 Jan 2008 05:45:56 +0000 http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/2008/01/06/messages-from-the-electorate/#comment-11937 "Canadians are saying to the Liberals if you can get the act together and start looking like a cohesive political party, we generally and historically have liked voting for you and will vote for you again."Exactly, which is why we can expect to see more of the "Dion is not a leader" ads in the New Year. Harper will have to try to get that message front and center again. As for Harper, I think he has to walk a careful line between what the country wants and what his base wants - particularly on climate change. The last thing he wants is for the Alberta conservatives to splinter off again on the basis that the feds are attacking the oil industry. Harper's last best chance at a majority was last spring. <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('11937','Gayle'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('11937','Gayle','&quot;Canadians are saying to the Liberals if you can get the act together and start looking like a cohesive political party, we generally and historically have liked voting for you and will vote for you again.&quot;Exactly, which is why we can expect to see more of the &quot;Dion is not a leader&quot; ads in the New Year. Harper will have to try to get that message front and center again. As for Harper, I think he has to walk a careful line between what the country wants and what his base wants - particularly on climate change. The last thing he wants is for the Alberta conservatives to splinter off again on the basis that the feds are attacking the oil industry. Harper\'s last best chance at a majority was last spring.&nbsp;'); return false;">Quote</a></div> "Canadians are saying to the Liberals if you can get the act together and start looking like a cohesive political party, we generally and historically have liked voting for you and will vote for you again."Exactly, which is why we can expect to see more of the "Dion is not a leader" ads in the New Year. Harper will have to try to get that message front and center again. As for Harper, I think he has to walk a careful line between what the country wants and what his base wants - particularly on climate change. The last thing he wants is for the Alberta conservatives to splinter off again on the basis that the feds are attacking the oil industry. Harper’s last best chance at a majority was last spring. 
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]]> By: Janet http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/2008/01/06/messages-from-the-electorate/#comment-11935 Janet Mon, 07 Jan 2008 04:22:04 +0000 http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/2008/01/06/messages-from-the-electorate/#comment-11935 I don't believe Canadians are comfy with a minority govm't, as the article states. I believe Canadians are not able to commit to any party, because of the lack of choices and new ideas and leaders they are offering. I believe the first party (NDP, CPC, LPC) to pick a new leader --- one that people can actually believe in and be inspired by --- will see a huge bump. None of our current choices are viable.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('11935','Janet'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('11935','Janet','I don\'t believe Canadians are comfy with a minority govm\'t, as the article states. I believe Canadians are not able to commit to any party, because of the lack of choices and new ideas and leaders they are offering. I believe the first party (NDP, CPC, LPC) to pick a new leader --- one that people can actually believe in and be inspired by --- will see a huge bump. \r\nNone of our current choices are viable.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I don’t believe Canadians are comfy with a minority govm’t, as the article states. I believe Canadians are not able to commit to any party, because of the lack of choices and new ideas and leaders they are offering. I believe the first party (NDP, CPC, LPC) to pick a new leader — one that people can actually believe in and be inspired by — will see a huge bump.
None of our current choices are viable.
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