Wondering about politics?

[cowman]

A whole lot of Albertans have become "instant Tories"...myself included! I wonder how many are in anyway committed to the Tory party?
Personally the only reason I'm an "instant Tory" is so I can vote for Morton! Why? Because I believe he will stand up for real Conservative values and protect us from a raid by the east!
If Morton loses it will be back to the Alberta Alliance Party for me!
In a way it would be good if Dinning wins, as I believe that would really help the Alberta Alliance party in the next election?
And I've never concealed the fact that I am a committed seperatist who believes in an independent west with no ties to Canada, so I'm sure I see things differently than most on here.

[jrkfarms]

cowman, I agree with you 100% I became an instant tory to vote for Morton, but in my usual life I am also a seperatist. There are at least two of us here.

[cowman]

Well I suspect ivebinconned just might have some seperatist tendencies LOL!
Sure is a dirty cold day out here in central Alberta! Started feeding the cows on the 24th and they sure are "inhaling" the feed!

[coppertop]

cowman, explain for me how Morton is going to tilt at windmills in Ottawa with no support in caucus, and according to him doesn't need any ? That doesn't sound like a team player to me, and thankfully in our type of governance the leader is not a force unto himself, but must receive caucus support for budget and legislative issues.

[cowman]

Well lets face it if Morton gets in I would suggest your average Albertan has pretty well sent a message? The message would be: We're tired of this poor government and we're tired of cowtowing to Ottawa?
I would suspect there just might be an "AHA" moment for a few of the old boys in Edmonton? And they might get on the bandwagon before they get thrown off?
Never doubt a politicians ability to go with the flow...not many have principles set in stone!
But then maybe we won't have to worry about it? Maybe we'll get more of the same poor government and status quoe come this weekend?
Or maybe we're witnessing another of those "Alberta Revolutions" where the people change the focus completely? When a government gets old and tired, with no new ideas, its time to make some changes? Do Dinning or Stelmach offer anything new?

[cowman]

Coppertop: I've told you that if Morton doesn't get in, I won't be voting Tory? Now I wonder...if Stelmach...or Dinning don't get in...would you go to the Liberals or NDP? Seems to me you might be a pretty "Red Tory" and would be more comfortable with a Kevin Taft or Dave Bracconier than a Ted Morton?

[coppertop]

I have never voted Liberal in my life, and I won't in the future.

I think that anyone supporting Morton for his anti Ottawa tendencies needs to remember that he and Harper were blood brothers in the Reform party, and it is Harper that is the spook according to Morton !!!

I don't want to see US style politics in Alberta, we have seen Bush perform his little general act for the past six years, and now he hasn't got any clout at all. Is this the type of leader we want in Alberta, or do we want one who can pull the party together and look after Alberta's interests within Canada?

[cakadu]

Seems to me that if you go looking for trouble, you'll find it. Yes, everyone remembers the late 70's and what happened then and yes, we should never forget it.

What I don't believe is that we need to take an adversarial "in your face" attitude in order to protect our interests. You can still be assertive without being aggressive.

One thing that I will say for coppertop is that she will continue to support Ed whether he gets in or not. Since when does it mean that if you're candidate does not get in you vote for another party?

Talk about the politicians being fickle!!!!

[cakadu]

The other thing that I would add is that in this time of high economic growth, do we really need a leader that is a newbie to the whole scene?

Anyone remember a certain newbie Alliance leader?

[coppertop]

Interestingly enough I supported Ed when he decided to run as an MLA, not because I lived in his constituency but because I knew he was and is an honorable man.

If anyone has noticed Dinning and Morton are busy following each others tracks and taking pot shots at every opportunity. Ed, meanwhile, is calling supporters, talking to potential new supporters and no-one has heard him say anything derogatory about either of his opponents !!