Alberta the banana republic

[bucket]

That's right tom the tax free salary is no appreciation at all.

My MP hasn't called or written after numerous efforts.

But he knows he isn't getting my vote again. That's my appreciation he is getting for his lack of it to the people that sent him to a gold plated pension.

[farmaholic]

Whew, for a minute there I thought you were a casualty of the WildRose mutiny. Welcome back.

[farmaholic]

I still say allot of selfserving is the underlying motive versus public service. Anyone refuting this (not absolute though) is in denial.

[grassfarmer]

15444, there is a bigger issue than not being happy with who the governing party is. The goings on of the Wildrose party since the spring have been incredible. It transformed from a grassroots party to a top down dictatorship. The executive decided they didn't need to follow the wishes of the party members. At our Constituency AGM this fall the only properly nominated candidates for the office bearer positions didn't get their names on the ballot papers. Like some 3rd world country the names printed were instead some picked by the party executive.
Serious challenges to democracy by any standard. That's what I've been fighting.

Meanwhile Tom is symptomatic of the problem in Alberta - expecting leopards to change their spots. As the saying goes "Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me." How many times is that you've been fooled now Tom?

[blackpowder]

You're never gonna get a rise outta Tom. I think that's his idea of an olive branch.

[Ronski]

I don't believe I'm saying this but "**** You Tom I agree more with Grassfarmer"

My MLA just switched teams. He's a cheating bastard and I hope he will be sitting on his ass (more likely get a sweet patronage position) after the next election.

If they had any morals they would have stepped down and ran for re-election instead of bellying up to the trough.

The Wildrose Party is still there, the voters are still there and this just shows the corruptive influence of the PC party in Alberta.

[mbdog]

Outside looking in...smart/best politics for all conservatives/Albertans. 2 good leaders in one party...nothing wrong with that...tuff one but don't think less of her and rest of them...far from it.
You just know the other two parties would destroy/strip that province.

[mustardman]

Mdog by 'destroying and stripping the province' do you mean the other 2 parties would actually charge a reasonable royalty fee, something more than Zero like now

[foragefarmer]

mbdog

MBdog you can't be serious. Not quite sure your thought process on this one.

In order to keep the governing party in line there has to be a viable opposition, which is not the case any more in Alberta. The threat of being defeated in an up coming election is totally gone. Not to mention all the voters who voted Wildrose in the election wanting a political party with different ideas and policies.

This is a slap in the face of all Wildrose supporters and all others who worked hard to get the party up and running from the grassroots.

This has nothing to do with making a stronger Conservative government, but more about keeping those big salaries and pensions.

Mbdog even a die hard Conservative such as yourself must be able to see how wrong this is??

[grassfarmer]

I don't think they can foragefarmer, like Tom, MBdog is blinded by hollow ideology that "right" equals good and "left" equals bad. He is sure that anything other than we have now would be bad - on what basis can you make that judgement about a 2014 NDP or Liberal Government? - nothing other than hollow ideology. What about a UFA party, an Alberta Party or a monkey with yellow spots party? I've said it before I have no bias for any one party but for the sake of democracy it HAS to be something other than the one we have now. If nothing changes you give the green light to the corruption, the entitlement, the ability to confiscate property and citizens rights - a dangerous, dangerous path to go down.