Thursday, October 29, 2009

How low can they stoop?

Just when you thought the Liberal party couldn't stoop any lower with their faux scandals like wafer-gate, logo-gate, doorknob-gate and so on. This one takes the cake.



Shame on the Liberal's, they should know better than to send out fliers like this to Manitoba Aboriginal's.

With outrageous stunts like this, Peter Donolo's job is going to be that much harder.

Donolo the Miracle Worker?




I've been thinking about this since it was announced that former Chretien communications director, pollster Peter Donolo would be taking over the Chief of Staff position for Michael Ignatieff.

The Liberal Party and some in the media think this will turn fortunes around for the Libs (which have been disastrous the last few months) and vault Iffy into 24 Sussex in short order. Not so fast. I don't think it's going to be that slick.

First of all, things have changed since Donolo worked for Chretien. Back then the Conservative Party was a very much divided party. The old PC party split. You then had the Reform, some when to the Bloc, and that left the remainder in the PC's. You had vote splitting. Now the party is united but the Bloc is still there.

Second, the new united Tories have taken over and appealed to the middle, have been reaching out the the ethnic vote. They also now own Ontario which the Libs owned in the Chretien days.
They are gaining in every part of the country. Quebec is still somewhat of a problem but then the Libs have problems there too because you still have the Bloc.

They also face a strong leader in Stephen Harper has fought in various campaigns and a seasoned campaigner. Iffy is not. He has not had to fight in a real campaign. He's untested. He's was given his leadership and his own riding on a sliver platter without having to fight for it. Iffy is not Jean Chretien, the street fighter.
With Chretien as Lib leader, he fought against relatively weak leaders in the PC and Reform parties. We also have the internet now and the blogs where everything can and will be sliced and diced right away. Donolo didn't have that then so it was easier to pull the wool over our eyes.

The problem though still goes even deeper. The Liberals have still not come to grips with their loss in the '06 election and why they were turfed out. They still have that sense of entitlement and arrogance and believe that they are the only ones fit govern Canada. Until the Libs and their cheerleaders in the media realize this, things are not going to change that much for them.

The public has warmed up to PM Harper and the Conservatives. The Conservatives have governed for almost 4 years now and have seen there is no hidden agenda. I think they are even getting more comfortable with the idea with a Conservative majority. That's partly why I think the numbers have been around majority territory and have stablized there now for about month. Before, when the numbers reached the majority, they would quickly fall back. They haven't done that.

So I think Donolo is going have a steep uphill battle to climb to reverse the Liberal's fortunes.

Common Sense On H1N1

Finally we have some common sense coming from someone in the MSM on H1N1. Margaret Wente from the Globe and Mail brings some perspective and gives us time to pause and take a deep breath.

Listening to other media, you'd almost think we are in the midst of the Apocalypse.

Kudos to Ms. Wente for bringing us back down to reality. Relax folks, calm down. It's not the end of the world. Let not your heart be troubled, This too shall pass.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Lord Monckton's Revelation

Last week British Christopher Lord Monckton, former science advisor to Margret Thatcher, now climate change denier, was speaking in St. Paul, Minnesota at an event hosted by The Minnesota Free Market Institute. He made a startling relevation concerning the upcoming Climate Change Treaty in Copenhagen in December.
Here is some of what he revealed:
"I read that treaty. And what it says is this, that a world government is going to be created. The word 'government' actually appears as the first of three purposes of the new entity. The second purpose is the transfer of wealth from the countries of the West to third world countries, in satisfaction of what is called, coyly, 'climate debt' - because we've been burning CO2 and they haven't. We've been screwing up the climate and they haven't. And the third purpose of this new entity, this government, is enforcement."

He specifically was warning the US losing their sovereignty if they sign on but I think it applies to any country that signs this treaty. Yes even Canada. So please, Mr. Prentice and PM Harper don't sign away our liberty.
This is NOT really about global warming, but it's political.

Saturday, October 24, 2009

The White House war with Foxnews

Why has the White House declared war on Foxnews?

Could be a distraction so they can pass the Obamacare Bill?