tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14015236.post113201829054640822..comments2023-10-26T01:52:13.390-07:00Comments on Pelalusa: A New Canadian Flag?Robert W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11450265399740128136noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14015236.post-1132079703602859942005-11-15T10:35:00.000-08:002005-11-15T10:35:00.000-08:00British Columbia. And I have not heard anyone fro...British Columbia. And I have not heard anyone from liberal party use the baby/bathwater thing, just something that I personally believe. If the liberals are using it, I dont use that against them because they are doing what they have to. Any other party would use the same line I assume.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14015236.post-1132078452614830822005-11-15T10:14:00.000-08:002005-11-15T10:14:00.000-08:00Part of me agrees with you. It is important to lo...Part of me agrees with you. It is important to look at one's particular candidates and vote on their pros and cons. But let's be clear about something: In our political system the average MP has very little power. They go to Ottawa and are effectively told to shut up and just vote as they're told - not much different than trained seals. This is a fact, not just some supposition.<BR/><BR/>So when voting, the candidate's party does have to come into play too. The "few bad apples" line is just Liberal party rhetoric and complete nonsense.<BR/><BR/>Question: Where in the country are you located?Robert W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11450265399740128136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14015236.post-1132077796930102532005-11-15T10:03:00.000-08:002005-11-15T10:03:00.000-08:00I am saying that lets evaluate EACH MP on their ow...I am saying that lets evaluate EACH MP on their own merit without branding them just based on party affiliation. If their constituency believes that the MP is honest and has done a good job and decide to keep them, regardless of party affiliation, so be it. In the end tally up the seats and whoever is in power is in power. Lets not throw out the baby with the bathwater. Just to say blanket lets bring on another party just because of a few bad apples, that is as much playing into the gamesmanship of the opposition as you say the common man is playing into the gamesmanship of the liberals. In the end I evaluate my MP on their own merit, regardless of party, and see if their ideology matches mine and if their track record of service is one that needs to be rewarded or whether a change is necessary. Although at this point a dictatorship or monarchy may not hurt for 20 years just to get some consistency in decision making...kiddin!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14015236.post-1132076253019477202005-11-15T09:37:00.000-08:002005-11-15T09:37:00.000-08:00Cynical One,Maybe they will. But they haven't yet...Cynical One,<BR/><BR/>Maybe they will. But they haven't yet, have they? Extending your logic, we should keep the Liberals in power forever. Are you actually in support of dispensing with elections and just having a dictatorship in this country?Robert W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11450265399740128136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14015236.post-1132075768810380142005-11-15T09:29:00.000-08:002005-11-15T09:29:00.000-08:00What makes you think that the other side will not ...What makes you think that the other side will not use the same rhetoric when/if they are in "power" and if they are faced with a similar situation. Everyone is angry at the other side because of ones preferences. In the end, its all the same. Its almost like a thief crying foul because the other thief got to the loot first. The more things change, the more they stay the same.<BR/><BR/>The Cynical OneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14015236.post-1132035052180752392005-11-14T22:10:00.000-08:002005-11-14T22:10:00.000-08:00Well said. If people really thought about the BS t...Well said. If people really thought about the BS they're being fed bhy the feds they'd be done like dinner. So much patronising crap.<BR/><BR/>MWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14015236.post-1132033557942599372005-11-14T21:45:00.000-08:002005-11-14T21:45:00.000-08:00I get so sick of hearing the bullshit that "most C...I get so sick of hearing the bullshit that "most Canadians" think this or that. Say it often enough and people actually believe it.<BR/><BR/>This is spin put out by the Liberanos to the lib friendly press.<BR/><BR/>In actual fact there is very little effort put out by MOST Canadians in an election. Watch some TV, listen to some radio, read a little newspaper and take 1 hour to go vote.<BR/><BR/>Not to difficult even a Christmas time.<BR/>Throw the bastards out into the gutter.<BR/><BR/>Horny toadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com