Feb 27
2008
Props for the Liberals
I have give props to Dion and the Liberals. I would, for starters, give Dion an axe. Because so far the props they have used to prop up the Conservative have included every Liberal seat in the House of Commons.
The Conservative budget is, according to the Liberals, pointing in generally the right direction. Does that mean that the Conservatives think like Liberals or that the Liberals think like Conservatives? Who is bending in which direction? Are they leaning in for a kiss?
What is this “direction” of the Liberals anyway? We know that the Liberals’ “direction” is kind of similar to the Conservatives, but what is it exactly? If the Liberals want to gain seats in an election, they are going to have to make a name for themselves and the only way this would happen is if they would actually do or say something worthwhile. Make waves. Rock the boat. Stir up the pot. Say something. Do something.
Or they can continue to say that what the Conservatives do is not so far off the mark from what they can support.
- Afghanistan until 2011? That’s close enough to 2009!
- Budget favouring Conservative corporate friends? Hey, your friends are our friends too!
- Bills and budgets which only do small amounts for the environment, families, the working class and the poor? We were going to talk about them and then ignore them too!
When there is an election, remember that giving the Liberals another seat is giving the Liberals another prop.
One Response to “Props for the Liberals”
Ha! Good post.
Shrugging off this budget – as they did the last one, and the throne speech, and 7 or more votes – appears to have been the camel that broke the straw for a lot of Liberals. A quick scan of Prog Blogs today shows it.
Who knows, maybe voters will use the four by-elections in Liberal-held seats next month to send a message of no confidence in the Liberal Party. Usually by-elections are a referenda on the government — but these can be referenda on the Harper government’s coalition partner.
Course, there’s always following the lead of Francoise Boivin into the NDP — the one party that is standing up to Harper.