And there we Have it.

[purseybear]

So Dion is calling it a day. I say, though he had some good ideas.... I don't think he is a leader. The liberials need a vibrant leader like Ignatiave or Brison.
Could this spur another electon??

Comments

Nope

[tridus]

What party other then the Conservatives can afford an election right now? The Liberals sure can't. They don't fundraise nearly as well as the Conservatives do with the current rules, and a leadership campaign will just draw money into that (and away from the party itself).

Not to mention the fear that anybody who dares trigger an election right now will wind up facing a very annoyed public.

I know we've gone over this before around here, but I'll do it again. If he's not a leader, what do you define as "leadership"? Is it because he made the silly mistake of thinking Canadians were telling the truth when they said in polls that they actually care about the environment and want something done about it?

Meh Meh

[purseybear]

Though the conservative(reform party) has the money to campain, all parties are entitled money from the government to campain. I honestly don't care if the liberials can campain or not. I was not saying that an election would be called in the next few months. It will take probably 8 months for the liberals to get a leader. But I bet there will be an election soon after

Though are are many qualities that people will say that makes you a leader, a good leader inspires confodence in many people. Dion does not inspire confodence in me, therefore I don't see him as a leader.

Re: Meh Meh

[tridus]

I really doubt it. I think this piece covers things well for the Liberals, the leader isn't their #1 problem. If they get a new leader and decide thats all they need to win an election, they'll get destroyed.

Dion was the wrong guy for the job now, but I contend that says more about the people who decided they wanted him as their leader then it does about him. Put Iggy or John Manley or (*shudder*) Bob Rae in there, and the result isn't drastically different. Too many "anonymous Liberal insiders" talking to reporters about what the leader is doing wrong, whats wrong with the plan, and why they really wanted someone else for leader in the first place.

You don't see that type of thing from the Conservatives.

[sourdick]

Didn't we have a DION thread yesterday, and I dont believe his press conference is until 2PM today.

Also, why is the text bright green? My EYES, man...

[ex_mrflagg]

i concur
worst use of special snowflake fonts and colours ever

Well one

[purseybear]

I just joined this morning to LJ so sorry if this thread has happened.
But as for the Green.... hum what party is known for its green-ness?
:P

Re: Well one

[sourdick]

Can you fix it.. or just delete it?

[ex_mrflagg]

Dions job was not to get elected.
Dions job was to make us hate Dion and thereby making a lot of people forget they hate the Liberals.
Mission accomplished

sure

[purseybear]

sure thats what the plan was....

[harry_beast]

Who could ever hate Dion? He's just too nice.

Sorry dude

[purseybear]

Well firstly maybe you shouldn't be so critical, with my horrible case of dyslexia, I often misspell things so get over it.
Like I said I just joined ohhhh twenty minutes ago......
I actually don't care who the Lib. party makes as leader because they are going fall....
This country is on the cusp of a grass roots uprising with the NDP and Green party about to grow in popularity.

Re: Sorry dude

[mijopo]

Your excuses don't phase me here, sorry. If you cannot take the heat then you shouldn't discuss politics.

Oh, give me a break, Mr. Tough Love on the spelling errors. Why don't you take a random sample of ten of your posts and have them critically read by someone with an English degree. Please extend the same kind of flexibility on linguistic shortcomings that's regularly extended to you.

[suitablyemoname]

Yeah. Um. Do you have any understanding of why and how elections are called... at all?