Update:Jason Cherniak appears to agree that Liberals and Conservatives are moving closer together:
The Liberal answer? My suggestion would be to say that most of the tax cuts are the implementation of Liberal policy. We disagree with the GST cut, but minority Parliaments are about compromise. How can you vote against something where you agree with 95% of it? We should vote for it, take ownership and make it clear to the media that this is a combined effort by Liberals and Conservatives to lower taxes.
Meanwhile, we can hit the NDP and BQ over the head with the fact that they oppose tax cuts if they choose to take that route.
Update 2: Neil Reynolds is positively giddy at the dawning of the "Dion Flaherty Accord". Recommend this Post
"It would also lead to an end to confusion for 'progressive' voters, come election day."
ReplyDeleteBut what about all those NDP voters in the last election who thought they were voting for Stephen Harper?
But what about all those NDP voters in the last election who thought they were voting for Stephen Harper?
ReplyDeleteThat's the beauty of this plan, Ace. If the Liberals and Conservatives merge that old chestnut will die. What are the Lib/Cons going to say, "A vote for the NDP" is a vote for us?
They wouldn't have to say anything about the NDP.
ReplyDeleteThey wouldn't have to say anything about the NDP.
ReplyDeleteOh, but they would. They can't seem to help themselves. Read Neil Reynolds today in the Globe.
Well, at least it's something isn't it? On another note, today's Harris/Decima poll doesn't indicate much change for anybody.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071030/tories_poll_071030/20071030?hub=QPeriod
Nope it is status quo all the way. People in this country are smarter than the pundits give them credit for.
ReplyDeleteAssuming that people were co-ordinating their responses -- which I'm sure they aren't -- polls consistently putting the Tories on top by less than 8% probably let us coast into Fall 2009 before the next election...
ReplyDelete"polls consistently putting the Tories on top by less than 8% probably let us coast into Fall 2009 before the next election"
ReplyDeleteIt won't be any prettier by then, though, will it?--the liberals supporting the tories, the tories governing like liberals, and the bloc and NDP claiming the moral high ground while standing on Stephane Dion's back.
Oh, but it's so much fun watching the country be governed this way. More fun even than a majority government of the party of my choice...
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