Funny, I was just hearing in the news last week that Harper didn’t want to fall on Afghanistan or go to an election on it. Now all of a sudden, he’s threatening to turn this (a non-money, non-supply motion, if true) into a motion of confidence and telling Dion he will cause an election over it?
I see Dion is repeating his stance tonight to the media after his meeting with Harper that the combat mission must end in 2009, and that isn’t changing. I say bravo to him, and I also urge him to call Harper’s bluff - if he wants an election over this, I say bring it on. I also say to the Liberal caucus - or at least those who are nervous Nellies, that now is the time to support the leader. He has made this a firm position, and for you to try to get him to change his mind, or for some who disagree with him to do something like publicly dissent to the media over this position makes everyone in the Liberal Party look incredibly bad and once again give the media the meme of “Liberals weak-kneed and scared to go to electorate”. Enough is enough.
I also say to the Liberals, that this need not be a one issue election, if you’re afraid of Harper focusing totally on Afghanistan (though I don’t particularly fear that issue). My issues list here not too long ago shows there is plenty of things the Cons. and Harper have done wrong that you can campaign on.
Let’s go.
Well, at least you’ve got balls, Tribe. But I still can’t help but wonder if you are capable of not projection your own way of thinking onto everyone else and assuming they will all reach the same conclusions that you do.
Dion may prove me wrong and pull off an upset, but I doubt it. But either way it will have less to do with a burning hatred or love of this government than it will the execution of the campaign itself.