Paul Martin Live - or Cdn Reality TV

[notyoueither]

You know you're a Liberal in good standing when...

Originally posted by General Ludd

I seem to get a check every month from them for apparently random amounts of money and without any explanation.

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi

depends on the size of the lead.

some leads can't be overcome.

Don't count your chickens, Ben. The Tory goose could still get cooked.

[Ben Kenobi]

Very true.

Lots of work still left to do.

But I still prefer to be leading than trailing.

[notyoueither]

I can see why, just pray they don't blow it again and leave us with a scandal-ridden party confirmed by the voters.

That would be... I am at a loss to describe how bad that would be. I'd be inclined to move to Quebec and vote 'Oui'.

[embalmer42]

I knew a guy who told me that the Liberals would be toast in the last election - at best it would be a Conservative majority, at worst a minority. He told me that the line in the sand had finally been crossed by the ruling Liberals, that Canadians were mad and this time they were going to make the Liberals pay by taking away the one thing Liberals care about....power. I told him (while the Conservatives were still leading in the polls) that I thought it would be a Liberal majority, something he scoffed at. If the Liberals somehow pulled off any kind of victory he informed me he'd have to leave Canada to get away from the sheer stupidity.

[Ben Kenobi]

Nah, for all I say about Canada, I do love my home. Why fight for what you don't love?

[Voltaire]

Well the worst case scenario is a Conservative minority, but luckily they won’t be able to do too much damage since I expect the NDP to make some gains, and the Bloc will sweep Quebec. Hell, the Bloc might be able to gain enough seats in Quebec to form a minority government in coalition with the NDP, but too bad they’ve said that they wouldn’t form the government even if they had the opportunity. Gilles Duceppe is the best federal politician we have, and it’s kind of sad that this is the case seeing as he’s a separatist. Ah well, it just speak volumes about the decrepit state of Canadian politics.

[Ben Kenobi]

Bloc might be able to gain enough seats in Quebec to form a minority government in coalition with the NDP

When hell freezes over.

[embalmer42]

I think the NDP would be lucky to maintain the seats they have never mind gaining any

And Ben, I think it's good that you'd fight for what you love. My only question is what would it take for you to decide that what you're fighting for is no longer worth the effort?

[Ben Kenobi]

Are you willing to pay me to relocate to the US?

[Fake Boris]

Bloc+NDP government

That would be the most incredible satisfaction of my life. Too bad it'll remain a fantasm.

[Seeker]

Gilles Duceppes as PM?!

Can you imagine him on trade junkets trying to get investment for canada?

"Come, invest in the nasty anglo imperialist construct...while it lasts!"

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by Voltaire
Gilles Duceppe is the best federal politician we have, and it’s kind of sad that this is the case seeing as he’s a separatist. Ah well, it just speak volumes about the decrepit state of Canadian politics.

Correct, unfortunately.

I have to wonder about how much of his appeal outside of Quebec (which is considerable from the buzz) is due to him not having to pander to any special interests outside of Quebec and so he can just be honest about what a mess we're in and talk about the real issues, not those his party foists upon him.

[embalmer42]

I would suspect most of it.

[Odin]

NDP + Bloc? boy, wouldn't that be fun to see, that would be like if the Greens and a bunch of nationalistc social dems ran the US...