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[ridenrain]

Nope. I hate the Comedy Network for my own reasons.
One of the side effects of having too much money.
If it's any consolation, I get phoned way to god danmed much to donate money.

[bootlegga]

Lemmy Lemmy:

bootlegga bootlegga:

The real question isn't whether Layton will deal with the Conservatives (he'll do anything for a shot at power), it's whether or not the Conservatives will deal with him.

My guess is no, but given Harper's flip flops on party policies the last year or so, I could see him getting into bed with the 'socialists' he derides so much.

Harper IS a socialist now. Stevie's $56B drunken spending spree likely made Jack jizz his shorts. The two of them ought to be thick as thieves now. But cynicism aside, if these to clowns are able to spare the taxpayers the cost of a meaningless election, I hope Jack and Stevie do get together and save the parliament. I don't care if they, necessarily, get into bed with one another, but a little reciprocal ass-fingering, at least, would demonstrate more fiscal responsibility than Harper's shown us yet.

I'm not in favour of pissing away another $300 million either. Everyone said Harper was going to get a majority last fall and he didn't, just like he won't this time around.

If I had my way, I'd lock them all inside the Parliament buildings and not let any of them out until they stopped bickering and got to work.

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[OnTheIce]

Lemmy Lemmy:

bootlegga bootlegga:

The real question isn't whether Layton will deal with the Conservatives (he'll do anything for a shot at power), it's whether or not the Conservatives will deal with him.

My guess is no, but given Harper's flip flops on party policies the last year or so, I could see him getting into bed with the 'socialists' he derides so much.

Harper IS a socialist now. Stevie's $56B drunken spending spree likely made Jack jizz his shorts. The two of them ought to be thick as thieves now. But cynicism aside, if these to clowns are able to spare the taxpayers the cost of a meaningless election, I hope Jack and Stevie do get together and save the parliament. I don't care if they, necessarily, get into bed with one another, but a little reciprocal ass-fingering, at least, would demonstrate more fiscal responsibility than Harper's shown us yet.

If you kiss a guy once, it doesn't make you gay.

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[Elvis]

What !!!!

$1:

Harper IS a socialist now. Stevie's $56B drunken spending spree likely made Jack jizz his shorts. The two of them ought to be thick as thieves now. But cynicism aside, if these to clowns are able to spare the taxpayers the cost of a meaningless election, I hope Jack and Stevie do get together and save the parliament. I don't care if they, necessarily, get into bed with one another, but a little reciprocal ass-fingering, at least, would demonstrate more fiscal responsibility than Harper's shown us yet.

Bwark! you guy's make me sick! Now I have to get that image out of my head! And C'ome on Harper is no socialist he is just another garden variety politician. After all this is Canadian Politics at is best

[Praxius]

Gotta love it...

The Cons do one thing and you got half the people supporting it and the other half freaking about it.

The Liberals do one thing and you got the other half the people supporting it and the other half freaking about it.

And yet no matter what the NDP do, they get the monkey poop flung at them.

The funny thing about all of this is that the NDP are still the only one's consistant in this whole mess.

They didn't want the last election but got it anyways and gained some seats. They didn't want another election so soon after the last thus opted for the Coalition idea to avoid one..... and they still don't want an election, just like everybody else in this country and heeding what voters want and don't want..... and are willing to avoid another election.... yet it's still their fault no matter what?

Let's try and not forget who started the last election and why..... and let's also not forget who's planning to start this next election and why.

The Cons..... The Libs.... and only to get a couple more seats in government.

Whoopty do for them.... gain some seats, lose some seats.... gain some seats, lose some seats......

..... Out of all of this crap, when the hell is any of these parties actually going to start doing their damn jobs?

The NDP tried to get a government to work by going Coalition with three other parties who were willing to get things done for once and people crapped all over it. Now the NDP are trying to get the government to work by working with the Conservatives who suddenly changed their minds now that they're backed in a corner again..... and people crap all over the NDP still??

They're the only ones who seem to be trying to get sh*t done..... but it seems a little too hard for some to accept the reality of this that the parties they support are wash outs that only have interest in their own political positions, and certainly not for the country.

Maybe the NDP do this as well.... but certainly not as bad as the Cons or Libs, and when you have the Cons and Libs constantly setting the standard and making the environment toxic for any productivity and doing their damn jobs.... don't hate the playa, hate the game.

[kenmore]

Quoted: I'm currently reading Of Passionate Intensity: Right-Wing Populism and the Reform Party of Canada (by: Trevor Harrison ISBN: 0-8020-0600-0) and on page Pg. 116, Mr. Harrison writes that during the Convention that resulted in the formation of the Party; when delegates realized that their success depended on bringing in all right wing voters, one of the best speeches was given by Stephen Harper, where he discusses "... the unlimited appetite of the Welfare State for tax grabs" and "...the special treatment accorded the Province of Quebec.."

But more important than that is the laundry list of policies written by Harper for the Reform Party (which then president of the National Citizens Coalition, David Somerville said were cribbed from the NCC handbook).

Under social policy, Harper calls for "An end to the social welfare state; rejection for the proposal of a state-run day care; an end to government financial involvement in the unemployment insurance system..."

He also speaks of the "privatization of government agencies" and the adoption of "right-to-work" (anti-union) legislation.

[kenmore]

My question is why would Layton jump in bed with the torys who are anti-everything, but especially unions and social programs. harper He hasn't changed a bit and his stonewalling on EI Reform is based on his belief that EI shouldn't exist at all.

[ASLplease]

is supporting good conservative policy called 'jumping into bed'?

[Akhenaten]

kenmore kenmore:

Quoted: I'm currently reading Of Passionate Intensity: Right-Wing Populism and the Reform Party of Canada (by: Trevor Harrison ISBN: 0-8020-0600-0) and on page Pg. 116, Mr. Harrison writes that during the Convention that resulted in the formation of the Party; when delegates realized that their success depended on bringing in all right wing voters, one of the best speeches was given by Stephen Harper, where he discusses "... the unlimited appetite of the Welfare State for tax grabs" and "...the special treatment accorded the Province of Quebec.."

But more important than that is the laundry list of policies written by Harper for the Reform Party (which then president of the National Citizens Coalition, David Somerville said were cribbed from the NCC handbook).

Under social policy, Harper calls for "An end to the social welfare state; rejection for the proposal of a state-run day care; an end to government financial involvement in the unemployment insurance system..."

He also speaks of the "privatization of government agencies" and the adoption of "right-to-work" (anti-union) legislation.

One thing Harper is never quoted for...especially for people trying to make the case that he's just rebranding the Reform party. When he left the reform party he stated: "Social politics is not the realm of Government". And despite all the 'sky-is-falling' paranoia and fear-mongering propaganda coming from the Liberal party he's kept his word.

[Lemmy]

kenmore kenmore:

My question is why would Layton jump in bed with the torys who are anti-everything, but especially unions and social programs. harper He hasn't changed a bit and his stonewalling on EI Reform is based on his belief that EI shouldn't exist at all.

Power. This is the only power the NDP has, or ever will have. And just like when Harper caved into the Coalition last fall, he's a hypocrite ready to do it again. He likes to trumpet conservative values but he'll toss them out the goddamn window, faster than the wind from a duck's ass, when he has to to save his sorry job. Maybe if he had any gonads he'd garner enough respect from Canadians to EARN a majority mandate. But, I think THAT duck has flown.

[SigPig]

gigs gigs:

Translation...The NDP is lagging in the polls.

But how does this help him any? It will only piss off his core supporters who think Harper is the devil incarnate who eats plates of orphans for breakfast.