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To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (492)	11/28/2000 12:12:56 PM
From: Solon	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 37570

Hi KastelCo, It seems to me that the Alliance initiated all the election policies and issues, and the Liberals jumped right into their slipstream and attempted to create a reasonable match-up on all their policies. If you put their platforms side by side, you see that the Liberals followed the Alliance on almost every issue, whether it was increasiong health care funding or reducing taxes. They did not go so far as the Alliance, but if they can be held to media exposure, and a public accounting, Canada will be the better. The Alliance promises will not go away; Canadians can hear the sizzle, and they know that somewhere there is a steak. The only way for the Liberals to take away some of the allure during the next few years, is to fulfill them to some degree. To not do so would be political suicide for the Liberal political juggernaut. The Liberals have mocked the public with their lies and dismissiveness; But the public knows what they are worth, don't they? If lies and hypocricy is all they feel they are entitled to, then good for them: The brain drain will continue, and the Industrial parks will remain half empty.

To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (492)	11/28/2000 1:24:26 PM
From: PMS Witch	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 37570

I was surprised the Liberals did as well in the 2000 election. After some thought about why Canadians would so consistently elect these people, I've come to realize the result stems from human nature. The majority of people are motivated more by a desire to avoid a negative outcome than the attraction of a positive result. We see this in many walks of life from investing, gambling, and elections. The Liberals only needed to sow a tiny bit of fear or doubt in the voters to totally poison any opposition. The Liberals only need say the magic words "Two-tier", "Replace CPP", "Anti-immigration", "Abortion", or "Tax cuts for rich" and the public stampeeds. Once the fear/doubt genie gets out of the bottle, it's out permanently. Another observation ... Although my circulation is quite limited, I'm amazed at the profound ignorance of those I've had the opportunity to speak with about the issues surfacing during this election. The Liberal spin is regurgitated as the Gospel without question. I could much more easily accept people who have looked at the challenges facing the country and coming to the conclusion that the Liberals have the best solutions than people who blindly swallow ten-second sound bites and then feel prepared to pontificate on matters they neither understand nor knew existed the day before. Just ask people to explain the difference between the national debt and the deficit or a dozen other simple questions and you'll get the same fog of nonsense from all. I could at least learn something from the first group. So, now that the election is over, I'll accept the decision of the majority of Canadians, as I must. I'll discontinue thinking about politics and leave our fine friends in Ottawa to pick Canadian's pockets: A task they do with well practiced skill. Cheers, PW.