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Originally posted by Cube Inmate+May 13 2005, 06:20 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Cube Inmate @ May 13 2005, 06:20 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Mike F@May 12 2005, 03:38 PM
If you came up with an aggregate score for the parties based on the individuals and their actions over the last 5-7 years then the Liberal party would be on the lowest rung of the moral ladder. There were clearly a number of corrupt individuals who abused the power they had been given.
The problem is though that we're not voting for the 5-7 year aggregate of the parties, we're voting for the 2005 version. What I need to know is whether the corruption was limited to a specific cell (for lack of a better term) in the Liberal party that was purged when Chretien and his crew left, of was it spread throughout the entire party with some of the corrupt individuals trying to get voted in again. As I've (hopefully) established in my argument with Shawnski, the Gomery inquiry stands a good chance of answering that question.
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This type of statement drives me freakin' crazy...
You say it's not about the past, but about the present and the future. So, assuming you're a gullible fool, you might believe that Martin and his team have inherently higher moral standards than Cretin and his bunch. Maybe even Gomery or the RCMP will someday tell us that the existing heirarchy is untainted in the whole affair...although obviously they were incompetent. STILL...a vote for the Liberal party effectively condones what has been done for the last 10 years, regardless of whether you're voting for the perpetrators or their successors. The only thing politicians understand (and possibly learn from) is being fired by the voters.
Giving the party a free pass to the PMO regardless of their transgressions is the worst possible thing for the country, IMO. This one-party dictatorship is perpetuating the attitude among Canadians that "mediocrity" is fine. If we want better---and I do---then we've got to send a message that we want better performance. The only way to send that message is by firing the dictatorship. It's way past time to fire Ralph as well, with decades of PC government behind us in Alberta...
Try a new party. If things don't work out, we can fire them too in another few years. Maybe if we keep firing these idiots, they'll learn that they have to actually serve the country, rather than use the country for their own benefit.
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Here, here!
