My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. Jack Layton
I like it except for the refrain about the voters having granted Harper power. They did no such thing. And having realized that most Canadians actually think that's true, i.e., that it's not just a kind of shorthand for "the Conservatives got the most seats", I can't commend an article that has that language in it.
I think that what we're seeing in the polls right now -- viz., Harper with a twenty point lead even over Ignatieff -- is a reflection of strategic voting by the swingable voters. That is, they wanted Stephen Harper as PM with a tin can tied to his tail.
They made the mistake of relying on Dion's assurances during the campaign that there would be no coalition between him and Layton.
What December and the Coalition have taught them is, this isn't an option. So now they have to decide between a Harper majority and Coalition government.
The poll movement shows where they are -- for the moment, I must stress -- on that choice.
I like it except for the refrain about the voters having granted Harper power. They did no such thing. And having realized that most Canadians actually think that's true, i.e., that it's not just a kind of shorthand for "the Conservatives got the most seats", I can't commend an article that has that language in it.
ReplyDeleteTell the voters that.
ReplyDeleteI think that what we're seeing in the polls right now -- viz., Harper with a twenty point lead even over Ignatieff -- is a reflection of strategic voting by the swingable voters. That is, they wanted Stephen Harper as PM with a tin can tied to his tail.
They made the mistake of relying on Dion's assurances during the campaign that there would be no coalition between him and Layton.
What December and the Coalition have taught them is, this isn't an option. So now they have to decide between a Harper majority and Coalition government.
The poll movement shows where they are -- for the moment, I must stress -- on that choice.
Ben, that poll was as bogus as Canwest's stock value.
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