tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post3310517492696540569..comments2024-03-28T22:02:16.520-04:00Comments on Politics and its Discontents: Just Another Pretty FaceLornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-58660654191279336322013-03-14T13:40:49.328-04:002013-03-14T13:40:49.328-04:00Agreed, Owen. But at this point, I think many woul...Agreed, Owen. But at this point, I think many would just relish the defeat of Harper by anyone; I am just dubious of Justin's staying power.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-63151370214452000192013-03-14T13:03:32.626-04:002013-03-14T13:03:32.626-04:00I really don't have a read on Justin, Lorne. A...I really don't have a read on Justin, Lorne. All I know is that Harper is a mean operator. Anyone who takes him on has to present a credible alternative.<br /><br />I'm not sure Justin is it. But I would relish the irony of seeing Harper defeated by a Trudeau.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-49785672513582056852013-03-14T11:58:01.088-04:002013-03-14T11:58:01.088-04:00Thanks for your comments, Anon. I do believe that ...Thanks for your comments, Anon. I do believe that the next election will yield results similar to what unfortunately occurred last time. I suspect that after 2015, both the Liberals and the NDP will be much more amenable to a one-time go at cooperation; Joyce Murray will then be viewed as having been ahead of her time.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-22043933460619841222013-03-14T11:50:48.795-04:002013-03-14T11:50:48.795-04:00Lorne: It is going to take a lot more than a prett...Lorne: It is going to take a lot more than a pretty face to overcome a ruthless government which seems unbothered about respecting the rule of law and Canadian Parliamentary traditions and which is supported by a base which seems content with having their own noses in the public trough.<br /><br /><br />Past Liberal governments had been successful because they were able to persuade the soft NDP voters that the NDP would never form a government. This condition doesn't exist any more with a strong showing by the NDP in the last election and also a strong leader like Mulcair. Unlike JT, Tom seems much better equipped to deal with Harper's ruthlessness. <br /><br />Unfortunately, it looks like JT is on track to repeat the tragic mistakes of Ignatieff who had believed that co-operation was unnecessary and that the Libs could have it all. Equally tragic is that Mulcair himself seems to have so far ruled out co-operating with the Libs.<br /><br />Perhaps the only good thing that can come out of this embarrassing situation is that it might somehow open JT's eyes that his own support is really not that strong and that a co-operation with the NDP is needed.<br /><br />Walkom did sell Joyce Murray a little short because she is supporting electoral reforms and a one-time cooperation with the NDP and Greens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com