tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post3536733079793586095..comments2024-03-28T22:02:16.520-04:00Comments on Politics and its Discontents: Why Tim Hudak Is Such A Failure As A Political LeaderLornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-32923864493263248962013-08-12T08:36:56.498-04:002013-08-12T08:36:56.498-04:00Many thanks, Neil. Let us know if you come up with...Many thanks, Neil. Let us know if you come up with an appropriate caption for our 'lovebirds.'Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-16506093808102868492013-08-12T08:31:35.381-04:002013-08-12T08:31:35.381-04:00You're more than welcome to, Lorne; I have a g...You're more than welcome to, Lorne; I have a great deal of respect for your blog and it's a "must read" in my books.<br /><br />I would love to come up with a caption for the obvious bromance that Skippy McCorporatism is feeling for you-know-who (insert appropriate, anatomically disturbing pejorative here), but I haven't had my coffee yet...<br /><br />N.<br />ThinkingManNeilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233707013338083180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-33579335450800131542013-08-12T08:05:33.840-04:002013-08-12T08:05:33.840-04:00An excellent précis of the depredations of the Har...An excellent précis of the depredations of the Harris years, Neil. People need to be periodically reminded of the real cost of Mike 'The Knife's' government. I am taking the liberty of featuring your comment in my next post so more people will see it.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-22790918184959578182013-08-12T01:07:45.163-04:002013-08-12T01:07:45.163-04:00I think that another reason that Ontarians are rel...I think that another reason that Ontarians are reluctant to give Hudak the reins of power is that most most people who remember the Harris regime really remember seeing no tangible benefits from it. Hospitals were closed, teachers and nurses were fired by the truckload, the deregulation free for all (free fall?) gave us Walkerton, the riots at Queen's Park and the execution of Dudley George, workfare that promised job training but was more like punitive community service (aka forced labour litter collection), and seeing valuable provincial assets sold off such as the cash cow 407 highway. And all the while the only beneficiaries of these changes seem to have been the Bay Street set. Now in Sparky McAusterity we see someone even more doctrinaire than Harris, and short of Ford Nation or the Harper Reich I think most folks a pretty leery of seeing a "Common Sense Revolution" on steroids...<br /><br />N.ThinkingManNeilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233707013338083180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-21553625255526152532013-08-11T17:33:46.542-04:002013-08-11T17:33:46.542-04:00Until Conservatives can escape their own hero wors...Until Conservatives can escape their own hero worship of Harris, Owen, I think they stand little chance of being perceived as a viable political alternative to the present government. And a good start for them would be to recognize that the electorate is not as easily manipulated by promises of easy gain with no pain as they seem to think.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-1995700774655354872013-08-11T17:31:06.932-04:002013-08-11T17:31:06.932-04:00In fact, that is exactly what an editorial in The ...In fact, that is exactly what an editorial in The Star the other day suggested, LeDaro. The Conservatives seem to face a real problem, in that any semblance of the kind of progressivity that John Tory represented when he led the party doesn't seem to work for them, perhaps in part because that turf is already claimed by both the Liberals and the NDP provincially. They will likely continue as a party of extremism for some time, at least until the next election. Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-68562155431282008992013-08-11T16:52:41.339-04:002013-08-11T16:52:41.339-04:00Lorne, as a Liberal you should encourage Hudak to ...Lorne, as a Liberal you should encourage Hudak to stick around. With him as a leader of Cons, Liberals stand a better chance to win the next election.LeDarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12526776746689708239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-28578557119231719672013-08-11T16:11:40.611-04:002013-08-11T16:11:40.611-04:00Your suggestion is spot on, Lorne. Ontarians have ...Your suggestion is spot on, Lorne. Ontarians have Hudak's number. They've seen the movie before and they aren't not going to purchase a ticket to "Mike Harris -- The Sequel."Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.com