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[MikeJ]

This is a great thread! I'm going to get a little long-winded here, so if you tend to fall asleep during political debates, stop reading here.

Here's a few selected quotes:

Originally posted by DisFan2
I don't think that its fair to say they're all "liars and cheats".

Originally posted by maryliz
Chretien and his promise to get rid of the GST is one I will never forget...

I don't think there's one party that's worse than the others.

When a political party is in opposition, they can and will spout their party line, particularly if the party has no hope of winning (i.e. the NDP). But what happens when they actually win? Look at Bob Rae's NDP in Ontario - as a result of their election and their desire to implement their party ideology Ontario was stuck with the horrible "Social Contract" and with fiscal mismanagement at such a level that it took the equally horrible years of Mike Harris' government to start to fix the problem. Did the provincial NDP lie to the Ontario public? Perhaps it didn't start out that way, but once they got into power they realized there was no way they could do everything they promised. Same with Chretien and the GST. He may have honestly believed he could eliminate the GST. (Oops - I just realized I've used the word honestly in the same sentence as Chretien. Please excuse the oxymoron. ) And I feel sorry for anyone who voted for the Liberals based on that one promise, but I never believed it anyway. Even if they had eliminated the GST, they would have had to raise taxes elsewhere because the government still needed that revenue.

In summary - I rarely believe anything the opposition parties promise during an election, because they have no idea what the current state of affairs really is, either with respect to finances or the bureaucracy. Look no further than the Ontario Liberals. And I rarely believe anything the incumbent government have to say because if they really were going to implement the things they promised, they've already had four years to come through on it but failed.

Sigh. Maybe I'll just vote Green....

- Mike

 

[DisFan2]

MikeJ,

Green, purple, red with polka dots - anybody but the Fiberals! With respect to my comment about liars and cheats, I think we can safely assume that election platforms may not always get enacted in full (although I believe Mike Harris came close), but in the context of the current campaign, lying and cheating is something that only the party in power has to address - the Conservatives, NDP, Greens, et al. haven't been in charge of the purse strings, the Liberals have. Will they all do the same thing eventually? Maybe. But I won't be dissuaded from voting out the Liberals because of their recent "fear and smear" campaign. If Harper does do all these terrible things, vote him out!

 

[CrazeeGrammaG]

Interesting site. Said I should vote Conservative...hmmm


Well I voted Liberals once in my life and never again. I was part of our current problem. Look what it got us.

I know one thing I'm not voting for someone who can't speak English or say my name properly.

 

[SKFamily]

Do the Liberals sponsor that or something?? That's what I got, too.. not about to happen much to dh's chagrin.

 

[MikeJ]

I checked the registration for this domain, and it's registered to a guy in London (in Westmount, for those of you who live in London). I'm tempted to send him an email and find out what his political affiliation is, although I have my suspicions.

- Mike

 

[Lynda Silk]

Mine said Liberal too although I'm a true blue Tory! My problem is that none of the people running in our riding appeal to me! They all say the same old political rhetoric, but I don't get a sense of passion or commitment from any of them (except maybe the NDP candidate....but that's not usually a party I support). I will vote on June 28 but boy, will it be hard to choose!

 

[MaMudduck]

What a loaded poll !!!!!!!

In order to come up with a Tory, you have to be a gun toting, capital punishment believing, military loving, anti-health care, big city slicker, American a**-kissing fool, non tax paying person without a social conscience......nothing like all those listed above that said "Never Liberal again"-

Whoever wrote this stuff (that says it's 99% correct) could make Mother Teresa look like a self seeking women that gets a kick out of watching people suffer.

Remember to VOTE!