tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418143622621465347.post5518894082509238590..comments2023-10-12T18:31:14.258-04:00Comments on Trapped in a Whirlpool: Getting to the root of the problemKevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141832889857833324noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418143622621465347.post-44836401986703477312014-03-28T09:54:56.704-04:002014-03-28T09:54:56.704-04:00Absolutely agree. I hope to never see another majo...Absolutely agree. I hope to never see another majority government ever which is why PR is my preferred option.<br /><br />I think back to the Pearson/Douglas coalition that gave us so much.Kevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141832889857833324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418143622621465347.post-73443018465379067282014-03-28T09:48:37.258-04:002014-03-28T09:48:37.258-04:00So feckin' true. Each monster paves the way fo...So feckin' true. Each monster paves the way for a lesser monster whom everyone greets with a giant sigh of relief.<br /><br />That said, I've often remarked about Libs v Cons: The Libs are opportunists, but the Cons are ideologues. NDP can do something with opportunists. Not with ideologues.<br /><br />Most of all, we must get rid of FPTP. And that will happen only in a minority. <br /><fern hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05459318831672106272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418143622621465347.post-16944635728021139172014-03-28T09:34:28.674-04:002014-03-28T09:34:28.674-04:00I'm afraid we are doomed to a repeat om the na...I'm afraid we are doomed to a repeat om the national stage Lorne, even the mildest criticism of Trudeau is met with fury. I encountered the same with Obama during his first run.<br /><br />People are so desperate to see the end of Harper's rule that they are willing to overlook anything negative in Trudeau despite that he supports policies they have long opposed.Kevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141832889857833324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418143622621465347.post-78545620137839157522014-03-28T08:18:52.068-04:002014-03-28T08:18:52.068-04:00I completely agree with your analysis here, Kev. T...I completely agree with your analysis here, Kev. The day we get rid of the Harper regime is really the day that another, even greater task awaits us. The scenario reminds me of how we felt in Ontario when the Harris years came to an end. Everyone gave Dalton McGuinty much more latitude in his neo-conservative policies than would normally have been accorded because, in contrast to Harris, he 'Lornehttp://www.politicsanditsdiscontents.blogspot.canoreply@blogger.com