The Liberals saying that they oppose Harper’s policies but then refusing to act on their convictions is exactly like a straight man saying that gay sex is sinful but then is caught in a men’s room soliciting exactly that.
If the Liberals truly believed that Harper’s policies were wrong for Canada and for Canadians then they have a responsibility to act. If they do not act then they, as employees, should be fired.
If the responsibility of a politician is to represent their electorate then by not doing so is being irresponsible.
If the responsibility of a politician is to maintain their seat and ensure their job then I will quit voting and will have lost what little faith I have that democracy can work.
Good Governance is not about keeping a job.
- If the Liberals believed in Democracy then they would act on their principles even if it meant their job.
- If a Liberal loses his/her seat it is because they do not have the confidence of their electorate.
- If they do not have the confidence of the electorate then they must not have been representing their electorate.
- And if they are not representing then they are not contributing to Good Governance.
I am reminded of the biblical principle: Faith without action is dead.
I think I understand Dion now.
From the CBC
“We will choose our time about when to put the government down. It will not be tomorrow [Wednesday],” Dion said. “The key point is that we will not choose to have three elections in three-and-a-half years.”
Dion and the Liberals are tired of having to tell people how good the Liberals are. It must be tiresome to convince someone of something that is not true.
The Liberals seem to think that the best way to serve Canadians is to choose when enough is enough. And right now it appears as if we can handle more Stephen Harper.
Dion seems to think that being a politician is only about holding a seat and not at all about Good Governance.
That is unless Good Governance means letting policies you don’t agree become law because your thumbs are not done twiddling. Because, as we should all know, Good Governance is a choice.
I could blame Harper for the direction Canada is going but at least he is acting on his principles. Dion, not so much.
If Harper really wants an election all he has to do is outlaw thumb-sucking, nose-picking and mouth breathing.
Liberal “positioning,” in regards to the throne speech, is absurd, to put it politely. It is fucking ridiculous, to put it truthfully.
Let’s dissect the “game” they are playing to see if it makes any sense whatsoever.
The Conservatives are comfortable. The Liberals are not. The Liberals are lame; They have an opportunity to voice real concerns and to make a statement but they do not because they have nothing to say.
The reason the Liberals are lagging in the polls and in support is because they have nothing to stand on or to stand by. A bill written with the intent to fail is not an attempt to say anything. Its sole purpose is to demonstrate that it has no credibility.
The Liberals, rather than playing their cards and showing that they have something to offer, are re-demonstrating that everything they do is for control and power, and not for the Canadian people.
It may be argued that the real way for the Liberals to serve Canadians is to be in power but they have no way of garnering up the support. When they have the soap-box they say that they will not force an election but will abstain from voting. When they are holding the microphone they simply say that Canadians do not want an election.
Let me make this fucking clear: If Canadians do not want an election then they do not want the Liberals in power. And if they do not want the Liberals in power then maybe the message of the Liberals is not one which has any traction.
So let’s give the Liberals the mic, they can tell us what we want, then they can present it to Parliament in such a way that it will not get passed and, finally, they will continue to be the Conservative government by proxy.
Dion is openly critical but only if it means he does not have to do anything.
From cbc.ca
Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion has already indicated if his amendment is defeated, which is likely, then the Liberals will abstain from voting on the main throne speech.
That would ensure its passage.
or, in other words: Dion does not like the Conservative’s agenda but if it doesn’t change then he will let it be and will not voice an opinion where it actually matters.
or, in other words: Dion is a fucking idiot who is an insult to other fucking idiots.
Some highschool girl in Winnipeg was estolling the virtues of vegetarianism at school when she was being heckled which prompted her to drop out and become home school.
I say “RIGHT ON SISTER!” not because I agree with her. But I would not want anyone to have to go to a school where they have to listen to someone talk about vegetarianism.
I understand the argument. And I support her in her belief. but the classroom is not the place for such a discussion.
Maybe a lunch meeting where people choose to go. But not in a class where people have to listen. The students had a choice to take the propaganda but they did not have a choice in being in the class.
I am a Christian, but I would not be allowed to preach in a classroom. And even if I did, I would expect hecklers. Even if I provided something scientific, someone would counter that.
If someone can talk in class about how wrong it is to eat the flesh of a cow then I should have the right to speak on how right it is to eat of Christ’s body and drink of his blood.
Spineless piece of fucking shit. I can not believe this. Seriously, what a wimpy, no-balls, cowardly example of Liberal ineptitude Dion is proving to be.
Unless Dion has some secret card he is planning on playing, I can not understand what they are thinking.
To say that Canadians do not want an election is bullshit. And who cares what Canadians want? What is it that Canadians need? More Stephen Harper?
The subtext of the Throne speech is that the Conservatives will continue to be in power until someone does something. It is parliamentary inertia. I do not think that the Liberals are the equal and opposite force to stop the Conservatives.
The subtext to Dion’s speech is that the Liberals may not like Harper or his ideas, but they are good enough for now.
If Dion is seriously “very critical” of the Throne Speech then I want to see him actually do something or say something. What parts are you critical of? Is there anything you actually dislike? What is it that you like so much that you are willing to forget about the environment?
Sindee Clark –
Perception is the activity which creates meaning. Nothing is real unless it is perceived. But what is perceived is not necessarily real.
God can not exist because “God” has no form. Perception of a verb does not a noun define. Imperception of a noun does not a verb dismiss.
Perception is key.
Science can only prove that which “is” and what “is” can only be determined by what “is” perceived. Until the linguists move into quantum-linguistics, words will continue to hold captive the human mind and imagination.
A statement such as “God does not exist” should be able to peacefully co-exist with the statement “There is a God.” However the definition of “exist” and of “is” preclude this as a seeming impossibility.
Language colours our perceptions. If God exists then God is perceivable and what is not perceived does not exist. Either someone is blind or the other is seeing things.
And at least the one seeing things is being perceptive.
Two statements; One of which is a demand.
Nothing is Real
&
Tell me what it means.
