real-life political thriller...

[cowman]

Well Linda I would suggest they are about as good as it gets? We know our other two options are the Liberal Mafia or the totally out to lunch Commie NDP? Not much choice is there?
Perhaps they will totally fail and morph into another Liberal party? Then we will be able to choose between the Blue Mafia or the Red Mafia?
I don't know if they will fail or not? My own belief is when they abandoned the Reform Party to form an alliance with the easteners, they started the slide into scummy politics? I personally would have rather seen the old Reform party become like a BLOC type of party than hook up with the "liberals pretending they were conservatives" from the rest of Canada!
The one bright spot, hopefully, is Harpers committment to "de-federalize" the country? Hand more power back to the provinces? Scrap this idea that we need big brother in Ottawa watching over us?
Just imagine how Alberta could prosper then?

[ivbinconned]

"A true leader blazes a trail for others to follow"
That is a pipe dream in todays world. I think in reality a truer discription is that leaders generaly lead from the back.

[sawfly]

im not a harper supporter but i think he did the right thing here. If this guy has an inside track on a softwood deal. go for it
and if harper wants to change the rules on floor crossing he can do it later.
if he hopes to be relected , an effort such as this to bring in unrepresented areas is a good gesture and sign hes not western fringe reform. and plans to govern for the whole country. And possibly more than 1 term.

Im sure ill be mad about something before hes done but so far so good.
you guys on the right are your own worst enemy