Are you like me? Do the words "sea-change" ring loudly in your ears as you behold the new Conservative strategy to deal with pesky unreliables...to watch their MPs in committee is to witness a deliberate hunt in sustained progress.
Don't have to overly exercise the little grey cells to figure out where this is going: we're now beyond damage control -- or even political containment. We're rapidly heading into the realm of replacement mode.
Can't tell you how many Conservatives quietly wish they would simply slip off the political landscape, never to be heard from again. Meanwhile, the big riding meeting just broke up, without even a hint of a quiet whimper.
As Chrétien was fond of saying: "Hold on tight, it's going to be one hell of a ride."
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Agreed the Blue Wave II will be a big sea change.
ReplyDeleteGoogle my blog post December 2009.
CanadianSense,
ReplyDeleteI guess we aren't paddling the same ocean!!!
Ronald,
ReplyDeletewe have been on different planets for a very long time apparently.
You see a problem, I see an opportunity.
You see a groundswell, I see tired actors pretending we are watching.
I only have asked for others to provide evidence beyond vapours and tea leaves of their theories.
To date I am sadly being told to "wait for it", it coming..rhetoric.
The poisoning of the well by all political parties will have a price at the next ballot.
We have very different illusions who will be punished for their behaviour.
I have great confidence in the voters in detecting BS and what political parties are busy at work raising funds, getting candidates ready for the next election.
CanadianSense,
ReplyDeleteI think we will both agree on this:
If we have a Red Book that is NOT an extravagant bonanza of promises that will not be enacted, we win!
If we have no cogent platform based on a Red Book, we lose.
To turn it around -- on its head:
If this government succeeds in revamping its policy direction, they can eke out a win.
If this government goes into the next campaign with the current policy priorities, you lose.
Nope, here's why, we remain in different dimensions. Here's why:
ReplyDeleteTrust, leadership, organization $$$$.
That stuff matters. (No verifiable proof Libs have turned it around)
A short six week campaign, weak financials can be overcome. (OBAMA did NOT have ANY of those problems and was ahead with Democrat Congress and organization $$$ outperforming Republican party.
In Canada the PC collapse was Regional. The NDP, Green, have NOT faded but grown or recovered.
The Liberals have been advised to ignore the rural voter, Alberta for a "culture war".
The Liberals are very weak in Polls, Financials as 2008 is the benchmark improvement measure.(That benchmark is 150 year low)
The opposition since 2008 have spent all their time ignoring the Big stuff for political spin.
The CPC don't need to change the Plan as seen on TV (EAP). They are slowly terminating wasteful programs, decentralize, improve accountability, delegate authority at local levels vs Ottawa knows best model from Trudeau-Chretien Liberals.
If Ottawa can spend Billions, provinces won't come to the table for new costly programs. Getting the existing programs under control.
Downside EU-Monetary crisis, interest, energy spikes. Canada needs to export and find foreign investment for resource extraction.
I am not buying the doom and gloom from opps of drowning polar bears, seniors on cat food, adoption of Big Government socialist policies to save us.
That is why I said about different planets. You still believe the "old models" from the Lib,NDP, Bloc will work on a campaign.
CanadianSense,
ReplyDeleteExcellent rebuttal. Only a fool would dismiss your arguments. But you know me -- I've just got to keep plugging!!!!
(It's the primal nature of this political beast.)