Noah_Scape
rabble-rouser
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Joined: Oct 24 2007

If this is where we are discussing the coalition in Ottawa [enough about where the discussion should happen, and more about what is happening please!!]... then I just want to say that my complaints about the way election results worked out are mostly wrong! At least I admit it...

I was feeling something was wrong with the system where the party that gets such a small majority could be the government, but now I see that when "all the others" are outraged enough at Harper, then they can get together and defeat him. Ok, so you allready knew that, but I had to point out that IT IS WORKING.

That being said, PM Harper has been a real weiner in acting like "the big boss" - he does not have "a mandate from the people", as he keeps saying. If an election is called [of which there is no appetite for amongst voters at this time], it is Harper's fault, not the fault of the coalition who is resisting Harper's agenda.

We sure don't need this kind of political commotion now, when there are real problems to be finding solutions to - the TSX took a dive again today, the biggest EVER [again], and it might have had something to do with the political instability here [and a lot more to do with commodity prices, ya ya].

However, there are two things I like about all this - I am enjoying seeing Harper have to swallow his pride. He is trying to act like he didn't do anything out-of-line, but he must be feeling pretty well rebuffed. There might be socialism - as in government helping the economy function better - happening under Harper's nose.

 

 


General discussion about coalition government - news and views By: Left Turn (109 replies) December 1, 2008 - 5:43pm
  • OH, let's demand By: hiddengabrielle (Dec 1 2008 - 10:55pm)
  • Boom Boom wrote: If thhe GG By: longtime lurker (Dec 1 2008 - 10:34pm)
  • I doubt the NDP will come By: M. Spector (Dec 1 2008 - 10:23pm)
  • M. Spector By: RevolutionPlease (Dec 1 2008 - 9:55pm)
  • I didn't like the thread By: KenS (Dec 1 2008 - 9:39pm)
  • Quote: There are two former By: Frustrated Mess (Dec 1 2008 - 9:36pm)
  • remind wrote:   Then By: ElizaQ (Dec 1 2008 - 9:31pm)
  • genstrike wrote: BTW, By: genstrike (Dec 1 2008 - 9:30pm)
  • Re: General discussion about coalition government - news and vie By: melovesproles (Dec 1 2008 - 9:27pm)
  • Michelle wrote: Heh, check By: remind (Dec 1 2008 - 9:19pm)
  • Genestrike it makes a By: enemy_of_capital (Dec 1 2008 - 9:13pm)
  • genstrike wrote: We By: M. Spector (Dec 1 2008 - 9:13pm)
  • enemy_of_capital wrote: How By: genstrike (Dec 1 2008 - 9:05pm)
  • RevolutionPlease By: M. Spector (Dec 1 2008 - 9:04pm)
  • As posted in the thread in By: genstrike (Dec 1 2008 - 9:04pm)
  • I fully understand that the By: Fidel (Dec 1 2008 - 9:02pm)
  • NorthReport wrote: Yawn. By: M. Spector (Dec 1 2008 - 9:02pm)
  • Re: General discussion about coalition government - news and vie By: RevolutionPlease (Dec 1 2008 - 9:01pm)
  • Re: General discussion about coalition government - news and vie By: NorthReport (Dec 1 2008 - 9:00pm)
  • enemy_of_capital wrote: How By: M. Spector (Dec 1 2008 - 8:58pm)
  • Left Turn wrote: The text By: M. Spector (Dec 1 2008 - 8:55pm)
  • Re: General discussion about coalition government - news and vie By: enemy_of_capital (Dec 1 2008 - 8:52pm)
  • Kim posted the text of the By: Left Turn (Dec 1 2008 - 8:43pm)
  • She likely understands that By: Interested Observer (Dec 1 2008 - 7:54pm)
  • Re: General discussion about coalition government - news and vie By: Boom Boom (Dec 1 2008 - 7:50pm)
  • On the current set of By: peterjcassidy (Dec 1 2008 - 7:41pm)
  • If this is where we are By: Noah_Scape (Dec 1 2008 - 6:28pm)
  • I'm not sure if this has By: Michelle (Dec 1 2008 - 6:27pm)
  • Re: General discussion about coalition government - news and vie By: Michelle (Dec 1 2008 - 6:17pm)
  • remind, here's the CBC story By: Michelle (Dec 1 2008 - 6:14pm)
  • What happened in the press By: remind (Dec 1 2008 - 6:01pm)
  • Re: General discussion about coalition government - news and vie By: Boom Boom (Dec 1 2008 - 5:57pm)
  • Re: General discussion about coalition government - news and vie By: Michelle (Dec 1 2008 - 5:53pm)
  • Thanks for reopening this By: Left Turn (Dec 1 2008 - 5:52pm)
  • SorrY michelle didn't see By: thorin_bane (Dec 1 2008 - 5:52pm)
  • Let's continue here. By: Michelle (Dec 1 2008 - 5:31pm)