The Gift of Fear
Speaking of weakness, how ‘bout those Liberals?Oh yeah... congratulations to Stephen Harper on achieving the longest minority reign since the election of 1921.
When the best news were byelection wins by Bob Rae and Martha Hall Findlay, both considered leadership contenders as soon as Stéphane Dion loses the next election, it's a grim scenario.
Having backed away from repeated government invitations to trigger an election -- the Throne Speech, budget, Afghan mission extension, crime bills, immigration amendments and even footdragging by the Senate -- the Liberals have opted to spend the summer campaigning for a carbon tax instead of their own mandate.
In doing so, they've surrendered the best scenario for gaining ground to hopes that an economic downturn in the fall will backlash against the government, a rather morbid plan.
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2 comments:
The Nutty Professor didn't want to fight an election when his chances were best. He wanted to show everyone how brave he is by going to the polls in the dead of winter. And it will be the dead of winter, after Mr. Harper has prorogued parliament until well into November and, after they go through the mechanics involved in the introduction of a new session and the throne speech. It will be into December before the Grits can bring down the government. By that time everyone will have had a chance to digest the full impact of rising fuel prices on their home heating bills and the costs at the grocery store. I am sure they will really be anxious to vote Liberal so their household budgets can take a further beating.
The Nutty Professor is either a very brave man or an idiot. I opt for the latter.
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i love it... your fuel bill goes through the roof and dion wants to add on a tax.
he's dead
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