I feel sorry for the Ignatieff brain trust in the OLO. They're more than hot and bothered: everything this government does or even contemplates is absolutely wrong for Canada and as far as they're concerned, this Prime Minister should be shown the door.
Trouble is, the timing isn't right! Sound familiar, didn't the last leader of the party echo those same sentiments? (And look where it got Stéphane Dion...)
Come on, wake up and inhale feverishly the smell of the coffee. Are you guys actually that out of step with modern political reality? Do you really believe that this Prime Minister will gladly pencil in his own execution for Spring 2011?
They told us with great pride that the "professionals, the adults," were FINALLY in charge of the OLO. Come again?
Quite obviously, the OLO knows next to nothing about the man serving as prime minister and even less than that about his strategic instincts. Harper will be tickled enough to coast along for yet another year thanks to Liberal and NDP bungling and will quietly hatch his plan for going to the people at a time and place of his own choosing.
In other words, nirvana for the opposition parties, projected for Budget 2011 will never see the light of day. This Prime Minister will pull the rug out from under them once again in his continual quest at remaining in power.
Some time back Stephen Harper predicted privately that Michael Ignatieff would join Stéphane Dion as charter members in the Edward Blake Club...some of us want to do our best at preventing that but hey, we need for the OLO to pull with us. Thus far, they have been found wanting.
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Ronald,
ReplyDeleteno gloating. Canadians deserve an opposition that will challenge and truly hold the gov't to account regarding Policy and Agenda.
This is NOT happening in any meaningful way. How does repeating the Dion strategy of not showing to vote serve accountability.
If the Liberals don't support the budget, they NEED to show up and change it for their support or refuse and seek a mandate from the people.
I have said this when they annointed Iggy instead of Rae. Rae would have NEVER made the mistakes and let Harper off for "x" for any reason. The current leader does NOT have the instincts to pull the plug, the party is really just and election away from imploding -Denis Coderre,Nancy Charest and Janine Krieber stated.
Are they so afraid the voters will give the CPC their majority they won't risk presenting an alternative gov't?
CanadianSense,
ReplyDeleteRespectfully, I have a slightly different take on Michael. It's not that he doesn't have the "killer" instinct, politically speaking, it's that the leader mistakenly believes that he has to defer to the so-called professionals in the OLO who supposedly can read the political climate "correctly".
As a result, when this government makes mistakes or worse yet falters, Liberals are not there to take advantage of it. Liberals should be moving heaven and earth to pick up the slack every day and presenting themselves as an alternative in waiting.
It's a vicious circle: the more we pull our punches, the less credible we appear to the public as a reasonable alternative.
In political terms, that's D-E-V-A-S-T-A-T-I-N-G. Progressives take a holiday from politics and independents unenthusiastically throw in their lot with this government.
The end result: odds favour the re-election of a third Conservative minority government when the election finally rolls around unless Liberals finally start to demonstrate that we have the right stuff to lead the nation.
Ronald,
ReplyDeletethe leadership is responsible for his team and his dismissal of his inner circle has been public fodder for weeks in 2009.
The stunts and games on the Hill are not working in opening the wallets on "new donors". The convention leadership surge has reflected those 'instant' liberals were just that.
The coalition redux is a mistake and will give the CPC their elusive majority.
Adult conversation and alternative policies is lacking.
I put up Ontario's shift from 2000-2008 to illustrate the slow steady decline in the brand and blaming Dion is a FALSE FLAG.
Voters are leaving the party, I represent the last majority in 2000. If Hudak gets his act together, brings back the common sense revolution, small gov't, less taxes balanced books you might find the pushback outside Toronto significant.
CanadianSense,
ReplyDeleteWhile I agree with you that the days of requiring over 40% to get a majority are long gone, I don't see one in the cards for this government.
Remember CanadianSense, this Prime Minister has had his kick at the can going on five (5) years and he still can't build a successful coalition (oops, pardon that sensitive word for Conservatives!) to that end.
It strikes me more like wishful thinking at this point but as we both acknowledge, nothing is theoretically impossible in politics.