tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post1639617266967478571..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: The Ugly Cons and the Coalition DreamSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-35790831051269410192010-10-20T11:56:11.007-04:002010-10-20T11:56:11.007-04:00Those who belong to the recognized faiths demand t...Those who belong to the recognized faiths demand that the say-so of their obedience rests on revelation, and that pronouncement is confirmed in the pages of books and accounts of miracles and wonders whose features is supernatural. But those of us who have desire discarded the credence in the miraculous still are in the presence of revelations which are the purpose of faith. We too entertain our revealed religion. We procure looked upon the lineaments of men and women that can be to us the symbols of that which is holy. We enjoy heard words of sacred reason and truth oral in the human voice. In sight of the quarter there set up hit to us these experience which, when accepted, allow to us revelations, not of unexplainable doctrine, but of a regular and fated certitude in the holy powers that spark and labour in the center of [a mortal physically's] being.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-1473239361654813162010-06-01T04:02:32.321-04:002010-06-01T04:02:32.321-04:00hi 'berto...Yes. But some things don't hav...hi 'berto...Yes. But some things don't have to be said... :)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-60118305498570376142010-05-30T22:53:51.076-04:002010-05-30T22:53:51.076-04:00"I mean right now we're just spinning our..."I mean right now we're just spinning our wheels, so I figure that ANYTHING is better than that..."<br /><br />... except for the Conservatives.'bertohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09359719357963538654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-7725582741554624492010-05-30T16:26:53.674-04:002010-05-30T16:26:53.674-04:00hi 'berto...yes I'm aware of that, and it ...hi 'berto...yes I'm aware of that, and it is mentioned in that article I linked to. But the way I see it that's just another reason to shakedown the political parties in this country. Draw a line in the sand, invite progressives to move to the left, and ask Cons to move to the right.<br />I mean right now we're just spinning our wheels, so I figure that ANYTHING is better than that...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-83075011616823135442010-05-29T07:25:30.381-04:002010-05-29T07:25:30.381-04:00Unfortunately Simon, I know that you know (because...Unfortunately Simon, I know that you know (because I've brought it up several times) that when asked in numerous surveys what their SECOND choice for national government is, a great honkin' shwack of Liberal supporters say... <b>Conservative</b>. (The same is not true for NDP supporters.)<br /><br />anti-Conservatives =/= Liberal supporters =/= NDP supporters'bertohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09359719357963538654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-76351588329456575812010-05-28T17:07:16.304-04:002010-05-28T17:07:16.304-04:00hi Ian...you're right that both the Liberals a...hi Ian...you're right that both the Liberals and the NDP need to get enough seats to make this work. Since I'm a dreamer I would like to see the two parties collaborate to make strategic voting work for them. But I'll settle for the party leaders not ruling out a coalition BEFORE the election. And the reason I do is that I think after what happened in Britain Canadians might be happy to see something new and different. And that could help both parties and make their results bigger than just the sum of their parts...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-85423039388395986452010-05-28T17:02:47.149-04:002010-05-28T17:02:47.149-04:00hi Scott...I'll leave the secret ingredients u...hi Scott...I'll leave the secret ingredients up to the profesionals, and settle for any recipe that puts the Cons in the oven. I wouldn't exclude anyone though, when it comes to saving Canada the more the merrier. And don't worry about the<br />shameless part because I've been visiting your blog for months only to find nobody at home. So I'm just glad you're back because I missed you... :)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-60220404877119330512010-05-28T11:44:00.552-04:002010-05-28T11:44:00.552-04:00Coalitions come after elections. Hopefully the NDP...Coalitions come after elections. Hopefully the NDP and Grits can grab enough seats after the next election that neither of them seem to want to outnumber the Cons (or it will look illegitimate). The biggest thing for now is just keeping it on the table as a <i>post</i> election option. Each party still runs a full slate (although may perhaps run weaker candidates in two-way races) and competes until the end.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08107622422843170178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-67322748498819724372010-05-28T10:18:27.905-04:002010-05-28T10:18:27.905-04:00I was thinking much along the same lines, Simon, a...I was thinking much along the same lines, Simon, although I think a new party made up of the merged Greens and Dippers, with some lefty Liberals thrown in, is the best answer. Ignatieff and the modern Liberals are finished and a broad left coalition that leaves the centre-right Libs out of the equation could really work. More detail on my blog (he added shamelessly).Scott in Montrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10702697033209213403noreply@blogger.com