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Bunk · 10-02-2011, 02:31 PM

Well, most liberals (small l) are more effective at actually being good fiscal managers than most self-professed fiscal conservatives in North America.

I suspect 80+ percent of Albertans want sound fiscal management, but also want more socially progressive policy and a maintaining of public services. Albertans, as Peter Laugheed has long said, are by and large firmly moderate and not particularly ideological.

That's why I think casting yourself as 'true ideological conservatives' isn't going to garner Wildrose enough support to win government. I thought that was what electing Danielle Smith was about - she's the relative moderate and electable in the eyes of Albertans.

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Bunk Franchise Player Join Date: Jul 2006 Exp:	Well, most liberals (small l) are more effective at actually being good fiscal managers than most self-professed fiscal conservatives in North America. I suspect 80+ percent of Albertans want sound fiscal management, but also want more socially progressive policy and a maintaining of public services. Albertans, as Peter Laugheed has long said, are by and large firmly moderate and not particularly ideological. That's why I think casting yourself as 'true ideological conservatives' isn't going to garner Wildrose enough support to win government. I thought that was what electing Danielle Smith was about - she's the relative moderate and electable in the eyes of Albertans. __________________ Trust the snake. Last edited by Bunk; 10-02-2011 at 02:34 PM.