Feeling Frustrated at the thought of a Harper Majority

A Harper minority govt has resulted in:

1. A GST cut, roundly derided by economists as it encourages over-consumption, but an increase in personal income tax
2. A weak attempt at green-house gas reduction
3. A faulty Accountability Act
4. An extension of the Afghan mission
5. Quebec as a nation
6. Increased provincial bickering
7. Income Trust betrayal
8. No decriminalization of marijuana, instead a clogging of our justice system with minor possession offences
9. No reduction of wait times
10. No real accomplishments to speak of

A Harper majority will result in:

1. Another useless GST cut
2. No real action on climate change
3. Lip service to accountability, more secrecy
4. An extension of the Afghan mission
5. A weakened federation
6. A continuation of provincial bickering
7. More broken promises, although I am afraid of the ones they will keep
8. More needless court cases wasted on minor possession offences
9. No reduction of wait times, but probably a move towards increased privatization
10. A move towards a more right-wing agenda, which is funny since at least 60 - 65% of Canadians consider themselves near the center or slightly to the left. This will result in a increasingly divisive population. Therefore, about 30% of the right wing nuts in this country, with another 10% of dissafected Liberals will be running this country. However, CTV, The Nat Post, The Sun all those right wing nuts on talk radio will be happy.

What Canadians will get with a Dion gov't.

1. A responsible corporate tax cut and increased resources toward innovation, training and research which will hopefully dull the effects of a the dollar at par and the loss of manufacturing jobs and possible US recession.
2. Real action on climate change - they had better or I am diffecting to the Greens
3. A more effective accountibility policy, based on the Gomery Commission
4. Leaving Afghanistan by Feb 2009
5. A stronger federation
6. Keeping promises to provincial govts
7. I hope no broken promises, cause that would be suicide
8. Decriminilization of marijuana - I hope
9. Modest improvements to health care, without privatization, what else is possible?
10. A govt in tune with Canadian values, such as a ban on hand guns

I believe the formula for winning if I was Dion is:

1. Come up with New Red Book, with a small amount of concrete visionary proposals that are costed, realistic and scheduled. Policies that will appeal to soft NDP voters and to women.
2. Make their key points around Climate Change, Foreign Policy, Poverty, Gun Control and a strong central govt
3. Emphasize the team, less on the leader, appear united
4. Dont go negative, but emphasize what they will do in govt
5. Have a strong, experienced campaign team to surround him, stick to the script
6. Kill Harper in the French debate, come out even in the English debate
7. A quick response team to combat Harper's liers and schemers

If you are a dissaffected Liberal, what would you rather have Harper or Dion? You'd be better off voting Green then.

Dion is not a old style Liberal that promises the moon and only half delivers. He appears to be a smart individual that will give us an effective if unspectacular govt that will not divide the country. So he is a little awkward and has trouble with English. Does that mean he will not do well as Prime Minister?

Can anyone tell me what Harper has done to deserve a rise in polls? His govt is incompetent and overbearing and has made no real progress on anything. Am I missing something? The "new" Liberal party offers so much in terms of talent. It has quality people like Dryden, Kennedy, Rae, Trudeau, Leblanc, Dhalla, Ignatieff, Findlay and Holland. The old boys are gone for the most part. The CPC has only two people that I can stand which are Strall and Prentice. The rest are a bunch of smug, snot nosed weasals like Van Loan, Poilievre, Mackay, Guergis, Baird etc. Are these the types of people we want running the country?