Canadian Institutions; Slightly Tilted Liberal.....

[HOZ]

Everyone is in hysterics over Harper musing aloud that -- shock! horror! -- the upper reaches of the government, whether the Senate, the civil service or the courts, might tilt a little Liberal after all these years. Gloria Galloway, Julie van Dusen, Craig Oliver, Greg Weston -- all quite scandalized at the suggestion, and all using remarkably similar language to express it: Harper has reverted to his judge-bashing Reform Party roots, cat's out of the bag now, etc etc

Naturally, the most scandalized of all are the Liberals. Why, the nerve of Harper: to suggest that the civil service or the courts might be tainted by politics, partisanship or patronage? It's unheard of.

What planet are these people on? What country do they think we're living in? What day do they think we were born? Have you met the Liberals? Politicization is what they do.
http://andrewcoyne.com/2006/01/harpe...-patronage.php

Just a follow up...Liberals look for donations.....from civil servants. Our taxes!!!!
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Elec...99439-sun.html

[Daradon]

Harper is right on this one (ugh).

But it's pretty obvious.

I'm probably going to have to eat my words that the Conservates wouldn't be able to win the election. But actually, I think I'm actually looking forward to a Con minority. Those Liberal ads pushed me over the edge. Disgusting.

Still voting for Green though. Hope they make a tiny bit of noise.

[Blaster86]

Originally Posted by Daradon

Still voting for Green though. Hope they make a tiny bit of noise.

It's a good waste of a vote.

[RougeUnderoos]

Originally Posted by Blaster86

It's a good waste of a vote.

How so?

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by Blaster86

It's a good waste of a vote.

Disagree.

Not voting is a wasted vote.

[Table 5]

Originally Posted by Blaster86

It's a good waste of a vote.

Yeah, god forbid voting for a party you believe in! Especially when your vote gets them money to develop themselves into a bigger voice.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by Blaster86

It's a good waste of a vote.

How?

[Agamemnon]

Originally Posted by Blaster86

It's a good waste of a vote.

Good waste of a post.

[tripin_billie]

Originally Posted by Agamemnon

Good waste of a post.

no, not posting is a waste of a post

[Blaster86]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

How?

The green force a huge split in the left. The fact we already have the Liberals and the NDP is bad enough for the left.

The Green party will cause a lot of Conservative Majorities in the near future.

[RougeUnderoos]

Originally Posted by Blaster86

The green force a huge split in the left. The fact we already have the Liberals and the NDP is bad enough for the left.

The Green party will cause a lot of Conservative Majorities in the near future.

If that's the case, which it isn't, then color me a wasted vote. I'm not going to vote for the crooks just because I'm a liberal and I'm not going to vote NDP because I don't like them.

[CaptainCrunch]

the only wasted votes are the ones that aren't used.