tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post550929373509819096..comments2023-10-22T09:18:16.885-04:00Comments on Far and Wide: CementSteve Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-57088949016736843232010-01-27T00:52:22.221-05:002010-01-27T00:52:22.221-05:00Steve,
I too agree that your post is interesting ...Steve,<br /><br />I too agree that your post is interesting and well considered.<br /><br />I think Ignatieff has quit flailing about and appears ready to follow-up a disagreement with a policy or position announcement. He can eventually corner Harper with that type of tactic, and as you say, in the meantime, Harper's negative's continue to climb as he reinforces perceived stereotypes.Tommhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06072854015300215347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-54260838834979532062010-01-26T12:21:00.957-05:002010-01-26T12:21:00.957-05:00Our impotency has allowed for the illusion that Ha...Our impotency has allowed for the illusion that Harper is attractive. I firmly believe any gains made have been an almost default consideration.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-58311473687666105062010-01-26T12:13:34.730-05:002010-01-26T12:13:34.730-05:00I believe that it was Harper's acquisition of ...I believe that it was Harper's acquisition of the "Conservative" brand (even more than the consolidation of the two parties) that allowed him to use the abysmal sponsorship scandal as his lever to gain power. The brand is what keeps him in power as Canadians have this quaint idea that to keep politicians honest, we must trade parties from time to time. "It's the Conservatives turn." (And it might be true if the PROGRESSIVE Conservatives were in power.)<br /><br />I think things are ready to go the other way but ya<br />"Should the Liberals project strength, vision, competence, "<br /><br />that's the missing ingredient at the moment.Northern PoVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04670080478290108536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-2490665414550428682010-01-26T11:28:54.696-05:002010-01-26T11:28:54.696-05:00Great analogy.Great analogy.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-16959907793145592852010-01-26T09:54:07.714-05:002010-01-26T09:54:07.714-05:00Well written Steve. Indeed, at some point his hist...Well written Steve. Indeed, at some point his history will all come back to doom Harper, the only question is when. He may survive this latest bonehead manoeuvre (I firmly believe he will), but this miscalculation and all his past hyper-partisan, divisive schemes will come back to finish him off.<br /><br />I’ve personally equated the longevity of a political career to that of a human life. Over time, disease after medical condition after disease will affect your health. One can suffer a coronary and survive, then a stroke a few years later and survive, then a bout of pneumonia and likewise endure it all – but as you age this all compounds, and ultimately finishes you off. You can continue to live a dangerous lifestyle and roll the dice, or live in moderation and (hopefully) enjoy a long life. <br /><br />Harper’s game of hyper-partisan, sectarian politics will eventually kill his political life, it is all a question of time. In four years he has already accumulated all the political baggage of someone normally in office for 3 termsTof KWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15756310841374198056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-4969718713402555892010-01-26T09:27:04.987-05:002010-01-26T09:27:04.987-05:00This is certainly a landmark on the political terr...This is certainly a landmark on the political terrain people will be able to see for a long time.Mark Richard Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331995640397477486noreply@blogger.com