tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post116948963657897605..comments2023-10-22T09:18:16.885-04:00Comments on Far and Wide: Trying Too HardSteve Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1169537266947997132007-01-23T02:27:00.000-05:002007-01-23T02:27:00.000-05:00Loved the last line of your post, Steve. I've said...Loved the last line of your post, Steve. I've said more than once that these kids just won't do their homework, and seem to think it's OK to pull an all-nighter cramming for the final, then freak when they get a D. <BR/><BR/>But you framed it all (and better) in just eight short words. Bravo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1169520523934044052007-01-22T21:48:00.000-05:002007-01-22T21:48:00.000-05:00"maybe because they didn't want QP to be dominated..."maybe because they didn't want QP to be dominated by these issues?"<BR/>Good! Lots more time to talk about the 100+ appointments Harper made before his "Accountability Act" took effect.<BR/>More time to talk about the Income Trust flip-flop. More time to talk about patient wait times, and to talk about how the Sick Kids will benefit from a cash infusion for more study, and talk about where are the 50,000 daycare spaces, that sort of thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1169514805837195172007-01-22T20:13:00.000-05:002007-01-22T20:13:00.000-05:00"It did seem a little strange, that there was a mi..."It did seem a little strange, that there was a mild panic to get all these items out and photographed before parliament returned"<BR/><BR/>Burl<BR/><BR/>That's a good point about making all these announcements before parliament returned. You would have to conclude that this was by design, maybe because they didn't want QP to be dominated by these issues?Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1169513270719894802007-01-22T19:47:00.000-05:002007-01-22T19:47:00.000-05:00It did seem a little strange, that there was a mil...It did seem a little strange, that there was a mild panic to get all these items out and photographed before parliament returned. Overlapping announcements maybe was meant to dampen criticism of the lack of innovative thought involved. Yes, now they can point to a piece of paper and say 'We're on it!' and give hints of how they'll meet the challenges ahead. But this party's been out of its envelope for a few years now, this file has been growing slowly in importance (perhaps exponentially in 2006) for a while. The image is that Harpor doesn't care remains fairly imbedded at least on the surface.<BR/>And that he deemed it important to peel each item off in quick order makes me believe that he is going to bring in a budget that he doesn't expect can pass. Why pretend you're cozying up to the NdP when you know you won't do the kyoto thing, instead just hang out a few ol' burmashave ads to say how great things will be. And again, in this weekend's Province, he was spouting the Steven Seagal line about an election and how he's ready for mean ol' Dion... As Bugs would say, What a moroon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1169508390776586322007-01-22T18:26:00.000-05:002007-01-22T18:26:00.000-05:00anonCan't really disagree. What happens in this c...anon<BR/><BR/>Can't really disagree. What happens in this committee will be quite telling.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1169507631342592552007-01-22T18:13:00.000-05:002007-01-22T18:13:00.000-05:00Have to think that people really aren't so much in...Have to think that people really aren't so much into fixing things-environmental, as they are into getting 'their guys' back into power.<BR/><BR/>Until we make these MPs, the whole friggin bunch of them, work together, and get this going, we deserve what we get.<BR/><BR/>Many reasonable people have had it up to here with it all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1169507370211902372007-01-22T18:09:00.000-05:002007-01-22T18:09:00.000-05:00ottlibI was thinking about the Martin comparison t...ottlib<BR/><BR/>I was thinking about the Martin comparison too. No matter what the government did, it seemed like pandering to keep a hold on power. Once you lose your credibility, which Harper has clearly done on the environment file, every move is viewed with a critical eye. Harper looks like Martin did with the "tough on crime" angle.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1169498092685595552007-01-22T15:34:00.000-05:002007-01-22T15:34:00.000-05:00That is what happens when a minority government is...That is what happens when a minority government is forced to play catch-up.<BR/><BR/>Looking at the past few weeks of this government I find it is looking more and more like the Martin government during its final death throes in the fall of 2005.<BR/><BR/>Every announcement is met with scorn and criticism and they are desperately hoping the budget will turn things around, much like the Martin government pinned much of their hopes on Ralph Goodale's economic update in November of 2005.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, like Mr. Martin and the Liberals, Mr. Harper and the Conservatives are going to learn there is no magic bullet that will turn their political fortunes around in just a couple short months.ottlibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12695135535019042279noreply@blogger.com