tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post8106063357369256893..comments2023-10-22T09:18:16.885-04:00Comments on Far and Wide: Interview With Candidate For LPC President Mike CrawleySteve Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-82041560338524601542011-12-05T15:09:48.915-05:002011-12-05T15:09:48.915-05:00Should Mike Crawley ever make it to Parliment, he ...Should Mike Crawley ever make it to Parliment, he will be made to tow the party line. That is what happens in Canada...cannot get away from it. Towing the party line is just the same as bullying.Anyonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15765384812104835792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-24534903943412813312011-12-05T14:46:17.762-05:002011-12-05T14:46:17.762-05:00Ahh, okay Scott, wasn't sure if you were agree...Ahh, okay Scott, wasn't sure if you were agreeing or challenging. It's all good.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-87349541683117094852011-12-05T09:03:38.566-05:002011-12-05T09:03:38.566-05:00Yes that was my point.Yes that was my point.thescottross.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632822060893291800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-58476824184930312622011-12-05T06:12:35.923-05:002011-12-05T06:12:35.923-05:00" Chretien never stayed up late at night tryi..." Chretien never stayed up late at night trying to keep the Reform on the right and the NDP on the left, he did what he thought was right."<br /><br />That logic supports the notion of not defining yourself then, doesn't it?Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-75030243591454915852011-12-05T01:08:44.911-05:002011-12-05T01:08:44.911-05:00The idea that centrism is defined by other parties...The idea that centrism is defined by other parties is poor reasoning. The same criticism could be made for any party on a spectrum based on locations in space; the party of the right is defined by the party in the middle and the party on the left is defined by the party in the middle. <br /><br />Spatial attributes are inherently given from outside observers and not the primary motives in generating policies or platforms. Chretien never stayed up late at night trying to keep the Reform on the right and the NDP on the left, he did what he thought was right.thescottross.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632822060893291800noreply@blogger.com