tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post113754410246749336..comments2023-10-22T09:18:16.885-04:00Comments on Far and Wide: Martin Calls Out LaytonSteve Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1137622898060618052006-01-18T17:21:00.000-05:002006-01-18T17:21:00.000-05:00I'm not suggesting Layton shouldn't attack Martin....I'm not suggesting Layton shouldn't attack Martin. But, it is a curious situation that during the debates, Layton spent the entire time ignoring the questions, just so he could take jabs at the Liberals (while Harper smiled in the background). Philosophically, Layton has far more differences with the Conservative, but because of political circumstance, his attacks must focus on the Liberals.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1137618462339466012006-01-18T16:07:00.000-05:002006-01-18T16:07:00.000-05:00Lets see in the last week of the last campaign Pau...Lets see in the last week of the last campaign Paul Martin attacked the NDP and struck fear in NDP voters stealing NDP votes to keep Harper out of office. Then in office he did squat, except what the NDP forced him to do. Now he doesn't think that NDP should attack him? What a hypocrite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1137571340090686312006-01-18T03:02:00.000-05:002006-01-18T03:02:00.000-05:00I'm a Chretien Liberal who is voting NDP this time...I'm a Chretien Liberal who is voting NDP this time (in a riding that will probably go Liberal unless there is a total meltdown). Paul Martin is a hypocrite. He's always in 'progressive' mode during an election then reverts to a 'conservative' mode once he's established in power. Not only has Martin run a laughably bad campaign, but even before that he has shown that he is bereft of vision and is a spineless leader by not doing anything (unless dragged practically kicking and screaming to do it-- Chantal Hebert made this point). <BR/><BR/>As for Jack Layton, why should he do Paul Martin's muckraking work for him? At the start of the election campaign, it was the Liberal leader's job to set the agenda, to point out that Harper is still the same underneath, that he has a bunch of scary neocons in his caucus, and instead they ran a bunch of superficial attack ads that the Tories could easily shrug off.<BR/><BR/>Besides, Layton has consistently attacked both the Liberals and Conservatives throughout this campaign. He has said that Harper is completely "wrong on the issues" and that he could hardly make a stronger criticism than that. More than once I have watched PM stumbling, hemming and hawing, repeating his favorite catch phrases like "The fact is" and "very very" and "fundamentally" and wished that we had as good a communicator as Layton as our leader. I only hope that we get some renewal in the leadership department very soon.<BR/><BR/>Jodi in TorontoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1137563253157201102006-01-18T00:47:00.000-05:002006-01-18T00:47:00.000-05:00furgaiaLayton acting like the typical politican is...furgaia<BR/><BR/>Layton acting like the typical politican is all the more striking because of his righteousness. Layton constantly claims to operate under some higher standard, that is pure. More and more Layton resembles the stereotypical liberal elitist that should remember the phrase, "if you live in a glass house..." He reminded me of a peacock preening during the debates. One on one, away from the glare, he does demonstrate a genuine spirit, but his political instincts often get the better of him.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.com