tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post7635479150982229411..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: How the Race to Replace Harper Could Destroy the ConsSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-27677019150431745592015-10-31T12:05:32.822-04:002015-10-31T12:05:32.822-04:00So.......... after two to three years of a laid ba...So.......... after two to three years of a laid back Interim leader will MP Steven Harper run for the Conservative Leadership? By then his goal of turning us into a third world country will have been forgotten and if Justin, "Really Wasn't Ready", a large portion of the electorate may be looking for a replacement. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-91790903365185627182015-10-30T23:50:26.449-04:002015-10-30T23:50:26.449-04:00I'm on cloud nine now that we've toppled t...I'm on cloud nine now that we've toppled the dictator but can never forget what he's done and the lives he's destroyed. Many people are scarred for life. He will go down in history and not in a good way.and. He still holds a seat. I'm sure he will have a firm grip on the "interim leader" who will continue to do his bidding. After we weed out his operatives and he resigns his seat and maybe goes to jail will it be over for his many victims. I really wish I could forget, but that doesn't mean I don't believe that "in Canada better is always possible " Sunny Ways for us, Dark Clouds for the Cons. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-22411037708401316792015-10-28T20:22:49.906-04:002015-10-28T20:22:49.906-04:00even if we don't get electoral reform, just ge...even if we don't get electoral reform, just getting rid of the Cons was good enough for me. Remove those odious bills and I'm good to go. Now can it happen again. of course. Remember Steve was elected to his position 3 times. it says a lot about Canadians and it isn't all that good all of the time. But we are a democracy and that is what the people voted for. eventually Steve went to far, and it was the end of the line. He is back in Calgary now and we can forget about him. it was one of those bad eposides we have in life. the less we talk about him, the better off we will be. Just remember what they did to Canada but lets not waste any energy/. Save the energy for making Canada the place it can be and ought to be.e.a.f.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-84137302829677683082015-10-28T06:53:25.816-04:002015-10-28T06:53:25.816-04:00hi JD...yes, I'm quite looking forward to it m...hi JD...yes, I'm quite looking forward to it myself. Maybe I'm wrong and they will find new unity in defeat. But as Kheirridin says the Cons have never really been a big tent, just a collection of pup tents held together by fear and pandering. So my hopes are high for a real Conapocalypse...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-36992046803143743662015-10-28T06:50:25.991-04:002015-10-28T06:50:25.991-04:00hi anon. 3:58...yes I can't wait for electoral...hi anon. 3:58...yes I can't wait for electoral reform, because whatever method is chosen it can only weaken the Cons. So yes I agree it's very important to keep the pressure on the Trudeau government to deliver that promise. Once that's done the Cons will never be able to threaten us again. And I can continue my tireless efforts to convince as many of them as possible to join the Christian Heritage Party... ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-10598030987938889572015-10-28T06:46:07.485-04:002015-10-28T06:46:07.485-04:00hi e.a.f...yes that 's what I meant, when I to...hi e.a.f...yes that 's what I meant, when I told Kirby that Maxime is a bit of a boob. And while he is popular in his region thanks to the influence of his father, the rest of Quebec shares my feelings about him. And yes, my guess is that Raitt and Chong are the Con's best hopes for renewal, but due to the resistance out west I doubt they will succeed...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-85692131235059991632015-10-28T06:42:50.262-04:002015-10-28T06:42:50.262-04:00hi anon.... well now that I've read the devast...hi anon.... well now that I've read the devastating news about bacon, I'm considering sending them half a ton in the mail... ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-51917966317787530862015-10-28T06:41:33.942-04:002015-10-28T06:41:33.942-04:00hi Willy...I was hoping someone would notice that,...hi Willy...I was hoping someone would notice that, but I'm not surprised that your expert eye did... ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-14022075958398473192015-10-28T06:39:49.809-04:002015-10-28T06:39:49.809-04:00hi rumleyfips...yes I can only imagine the state K...hi rumleyfips...yes I can only imagine the state Kenney must be in. First he fails to deliver the immigrant vote. And now with all those candidates going after the leadership he must be in a frenzy. Especially since so many old Reformers quit so they could claim their pensions early. I'm not sure how strong the Kenney faction is anymore, and I can't even check out Kenney's Twitter feed because that chubby chicken has blocked me from reading them...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-77394130146148274342015-10-28T06:36:14.679-04:002015-10-28T06:36:14.679-04:00hi anon...no of course we can't trust any of t...hi anon...no of course we can't trust any of them. For years they acted like shameless sheep, and even now their bleatings are muted. And it doesn't help that Harper is not going anywhere, for even as a mere MP he probably retains the power to scare those cowards...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-26823427890362942172015-10-28T06:34:10.965-04:002015-10-28T06:34:10.965-04:00hi anon 3:53...yes I had forgotten about the role ...hi anon 3:53...yes I had forgotten about the role Johnson played in the Mulroney saga, so even he can't be trusted. And thank goodness he didn't have to get involved in any coalition discussions, for who knows what he might have done...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-74512243940663229182015-10-28T06:31:24.853-04:002015-10-28T06:31:24.853-04:00hi Dan...yes I don't know how much clout Brian...hi Dan...yes I don't know how much clout Brian Mulroney still has, or how many Red Tories are still out there. And yes you're right, with the number of MPs they have out West, the Reform crowd could still thwart any plans to try to make the party more moderate. I would be happy if the PC crowd could regain control of the party. I can live with those kind of Cons, who at least have some respect for our values. But of course if they ended up destroying each other that would be even better.... ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-71004687344515230642015-10-28T06:25:54.594-04:002015-10-28T06:25:54.594-04:00hi David...yes that seems to be the new message. T...hi David...yes that seems to be the new message. There's nothing wrong with our policies, we just need to change the tone and communicate them better. You know like the brutish wade in Cool Hand Luke. What we have here is a failure to communicate....Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-83284608175266732652015-10-28T06:23:34.572-04:002015-10-28T06:23:34.572-04:00hi Kirby...it is going to be fascinating to see wh...hi Kirby...it is going to be fascinating to see where the Cons go next. I'm sure they can tone down their hateful politics, since it definitely contributed to their defeat. But what faction will gain the upper hand remains to be seen. As for Maxime Bernier, I believe he is interested in running for the top job, and as a libertarian who attended the same libertarian institute as Tasha Kheirridin, he is not a Reformer, although he does claim credit for coming up with the idea to kill the gun registry. But he is a bit of a boob, so I don't know how far that will go. And since Harper seems determined to keep the party under the thumb of Albertans I wouldn't put any money on Maxime's chances. And as I said in my post I'm hoping for fratricidal warfare... ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-74887822217020015492015-10-27T23:58:15.748-04:002015-10-27T23:58:15.748-04:00Trudeau's playing progressives for suckers. Yo...Trudeau's playing progressives for suckers. You've been had, you just don't realize it yet. LolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-91576587204994217212015-10-27T20:29:12.830-04:002015-10-27T20:29:12.830-04:00It should prove to be a slugfest with toxic Steve ...It should prove to be a slugfest with toxic Steve trying to leave his caustic crew running the show while the red tories try to erase the remnants of Dear Leader. Should be entertaining.<br />JDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-34701960727487223972015-10-27T16:42:12.623-04:002015-10-27T16:42:12.623-04:00I'm hoping Tim Hudak runs for the leadership. ...I'm hoping Tim Hudak runs for the leadership. :)jrkrideauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869979887929067657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-53493652158384500362015-10-27T16:41:02.905-04:002015-10-27T16:41:02.905-04:00It appears that many of the senior Cons, especiall...It appears that many of the senior Cons, especially cabinet ministers, are in a state of denial over policy. They really sound as they don't realise just how badly most, well almost all, Con policies in the last 6 or so years were despised and hated by the majority of the populationjrkrideauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869979887929067657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-49213286313845222902015-10-27T15:58:30.625-04:002015-10-27T15:58:30.625-04:00Electoral reform will ensure that the Conservative...Electoral reform will ensure that the Conservatives fragment into their tiny pockets of madness. As they work alone, they will never run Canada again.<br />So ... we have to keep the pressure on Justin Trudeau's new government to ensure that we get the one promise that's important to ALL progressive Canadians.<br />If he doesn't do anything, the pitchforks will come out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-47773537248376622352015-10-27T15:53:23.630-04:002015-10-27T15:53:23.630-04:00I disagree that Harper didn't do much to help ...I disagree that Harper didn't do much to help Mulroney. Harper appointed David Johnson to set extremely weak terms of reference where Mulroney did not pay appropriately for his misdeeds and the money filled brown envelopes. As we all know David Johnson was the net beneficiary of these wishy washy hearings by being appointed Governor General .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-12510730943595035412015-10-27T13:34:58.899-04:002015-10-27T13:34:58.899-04:00Bernier, you mean the guy who left government docu...Bernier, you mean the guy who left government documents at his then "girlfriend's" house, the one who had formerly been dating a biker? That guy. He might be liked in Quebec, but really he isn't P.M. material. <br /><br />There are some who might be able to re-build the party but Kenny isn't one of them nor is Findlay. Raitt may have better luck or Chong. Both seem able to get along with others. That would be a good start to re-build the party. <br /><br />Will the party devour itself in an attempt to re-build? Perhaps, but there are a lot of people who are red Tories who might do a good job.e.a.f.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-46173008633973629252015-10-27T12:17:15.390-04:002015-10-27T12:17:15.390-04:00the red meat diet will catch up with them finallythe red meat diet will catch up with them finallyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-48053308341809062062015-10-27T10:38:41.389-04:002015-10-27T10:38:41.389-04:00"And Harper!!" From the cross :D"And Harper!!" From the cross :DWILLYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507295892199741837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-58068575400571335892015-10-27T09:53:50.716-04:002015-10-27T09:53:50.716-04:00Ther was a nomination race in Ontario ( Coburg?) w...Ther was a nomination race in Ontario ( Coburg?) with a Ben Mudoon proxy against a St. Jason proxy. One lost to the other then lost to a Liberal in the main event.<br /><br />Jason must be praying that Benny turns into a pillar of salt . rumleyfipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03346146988416679423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-16070993685101548482015-10-27T09:05:52.394-04:002015-10-27T09:05:52.394-04:00None of these so called moderate conservatives sai...None of these so called moderate conservatives said one word against Harper when he was in power and now they are rushing out of the wood work to trash him. Are they really people we could trust?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com