tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562862281095647631.post4259663745588714603..comments2024-03-20T00:49:39.437-04:00Comments on Willy Loman: Party Politics remains ABC to meWILLYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16507295892199741837noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562862281095647631.post-38312364402232960612009-02-02T09:01:00.000-05:002009-02-02T09:01:00.000-05:00Anon 2 (from Anon 1)The NDP is a political party ...Anon 2 (from Anon 1)<BR/>The NDP is a political party and part of its job is to frame the debate. It would be pointless to frame the debate months from now. If the media actually provided more coverage of the NDP (instead of reporting Canadian political system as if we were the US and only had two parties) than perhaps the ads would not have been necessary but that isn't the case.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562862281095647631.post-17350997433212947672009-02-01T13:58:00.000-05:002009-02-01T13:58:00.000-05:00I found the original post a lot better than the co...I found the original post a lot better than the comments. (Attack ads outside an election are now the principled thing to do... rolling eyes.) Most voters are not committed to one party, so it is good to read a blog from that perspective.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562862281095647631.post-40803346680798795282009-02-01T13:49:00.000-05:002009-02-01T13:49:00.000-05:00The whole thing has become not only disgusting bu...The whole thing has become not only disgusting but semmingly HOPEless.<BR/>I think I'll move back to Quebec or maybe out to Newfoundland.Oemissionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15052778663890940687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562862281095647631.post-82590343862413050002009-02-01T13:30:00.000-05:002009-02-01T13:30:00.000-05:00What a lot of garbage.We had a chance to get rid o...What a lot of garbage.<BR/><BR/>We had a chance to get rid of the Tories this week, and the Liberals balked.<BR/><BR/>Fourty-four times in a row the Liberals voted with the Tories. <BR/><BR/>Voting Liberal isn't ABC anymore. It's AGAC - As good as Conservative.Tiny Perfect Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00838975889814165844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562862281095647631.post-26910821203212346912009-02-01T12:15:00.000-05:002009-02-01T12:15:00.000-05:00JAWL: I can tell you why the NDP didn't spend mone...JAWL: I can tell you why the NDP didn't spend money on ads to counter the conservatives anti-coalition ad. The Iggy coup. It was clear as soon as Dion was turfed and Rae and LeBlance were forced to abandon their leadership runs that the coalition was likely not to happen. They weren't going to waste their ad bucks when Iggy was pontificating about "a coalition if necessary but not necessarily a coalition". <BR/><BR/>Clearly neither Layton or Duceppe would close the door before Iggy announced his final decision but as you point out, no one was surprised when Iggy killed the deal.<BR/><BR/>As I have said elsewhere, of course the NDP looks at the political ramifications of its choices, they are a political party not a not-for-profit lobby group. So when Iggy made it clear that he was walking away from progressive policies and progressive Canadians, it is both the principled and politically appropriate thing to do to criticize him. <BR/><BR/>Layton and Duceppe both articulated their parties' criticisms of Harper and the budget and because Iggy has chosen to support that budget with no real amendments he and his party have to wear those criticisms as well.<BR/><BR/>I am not an ABCer for one simple reason, the LPC is once again in the hands of the pro-business wing. That wing and Iggy did everything in their power to pull the wool out from under Dion and they jumped on the opportunity of the 'coalition crisis' to solidify their hold for quite some time to come. If progressive liberal supporters what to be more than a rump in their own party the people running it need to feel some hurt (both in fundraising and at the ballot box) until they do they will continue to use progressive money and votes but completely ignore their values. Current LPC/OLO attitude, screw progressive supporters, they will be too scared of Harper to vote for real change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562862281095647631.post-74069734768492493592009-02-01T11:46:00.000-05:002009-02-01T11:46:00.000-05:00I am 100% behind the "get rid of Harper" sentiment...I am 100% behind the "get rid of Harper" sentiments, I just don't see Mr. Ignatieff doing that until it's in his best interest. Hence why outside of Quebec, there's only one opposition party (unless the Greens get it together and run in a riding where they can win).Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08107622422843170178noreply@blogger.com