tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post7470801376057278706..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Iggy's Off the HookThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-32545743754575944682009-09-20T13:03:52.572-07:002009-09-20T13:03:52.572-07:00As Eugene Forsey has coined, Harper is pyromanic a...As Eugene Forsey has coined, Harper is pyromanic and Iggnatief is a matchstick girl. A. MorrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-39009491020670643072009-09-19T17:09:00.008-07:002009-09-19T17:09:00.008-07:00OEM - Dion definitely bungled the carbon tax issue...OEM - Dion definitely bungled the carbon tax issue. What he was proposing was a truly fundamental realignment of the way government interacts with the Canadian public and the business community. It was the sort of project hopelessly vulnerable to distortion by one's opponents, ill-suited to anchor an opposition party's election platform. <br /><br />You have to carefully lay the foundation for something as bold as the Green Shift. It takes a lot of costly and time consuming public awareness efforts - hardly the sort of thing suited to a cash-strapped political party. It's a chore of the magnitude suited to only a secure government with the resources that only a government can access.<br /><br />The Green Shift policy was uncloaked well before Dion was prepared to unveil it, leaving it defenceless to attack by his opponents, notably Harper and Layton. By the time Dion was ready he was already on the defensive and the debate had been framed by his critics. Harper was able to turn the election into a referendum on carbon taxes. Dion had handed him that opportunity on a platter.<br /><br />That's why I maintain Dion bungled the most important legislative initiative Canada has seen in decades. That Ignatieff continues to cower behind the Green Shift's failure merely illustrates what a third-rate leader he is, just when Canada and the LPC need so much better.<br /><br />Ella, what a depressing thought. Hard to dispute but a real downer.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-37889875342016851262009-09-19T13:47:19.101-07:002009-09-19T13:47:19.101-07:00I'm sure Mr. Harper will summon all his help a...I'm sure Mr. Harper will summon all his help and pull this one off but Iggy will always be there to undermine his every step. That's pretty much the natural order here between these two men. It'll never change...<br /><br />Take care, EllaToronto Staging Professionalshttp://lastdetail.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-51781496553681536352009-09-17T20:09:48.640-07:002009-09-17T20:09:48.640-07:00This is a timely and excellent post. Sound from th...This is a timely and excellent post. Sound from the Mound.<br />I agree with all you have said in your post.<br />But your comment: I'm not sure about Dion and your take on him.<br />He brought to the Libs many "environmentalists." Was it him or the Lib caucass? (plus his pronunciation)Oemissionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15052778663890940687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-13701656576980083172009-09-17T18:21:58.585-07:002009-09-17T18:21:58.585-07:00Every Canadian leader (BQ exempted) has soiled the...Every Canadian leader (BQ exempted) has soiled themselves trying to duck this issue. Dion made it all appear suicidal when, in fact, it was the way Dion bungled the issue not the issue itself that was its undoing.<br /><br />I don't understand how the current Liberal regime thinks it is serving the country and the Canadian people with its craven approach to Tar Sander appeasement. Too bad Iggy has teetered and tottered on so many issues that he's going to look positively juvenile if he comes back to reality on carbon emissions. He's got so much political baggage, all of it of his own and his advisors' making. <br /><br />When Iggy was looking for political gurus he shouldn't have stopped at the shallow end of the pool.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-3859881463970194892009-09-17T11:53:45.656-07:002009-09-17T11:53:45.656-07:00This is interesting......"Why I Despise Micha...This is interesting......"Why I Despise Michael Ignatieff by Eugene Forsey". A. MorrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-54025804825172680412009-09-17T11:37:15.098-07:002009-09-17T11:37:15.098-07:00Ignatieff ought to be calling Mr. Harper on his pl...Ignatieff ought to be calling Mr. Harper on his planned visit to Copenhagen but we know that Ignatieff is in Harper's back pocket when it comes to climate. I've already written a letter asking what it is he Harper plans on presenting to this summit. No reply.....I wonder why?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com