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Politics : Canadian Political Free-for-All -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: 1king who wrote (4673)	4/22/2005 4:50:19 PM
From: Gulo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 37812

O.K., now that I,ve chewed through my tongue... I am sure about the importance of trust in discussions of politicians. Albertans (well, most of them) love Ralph Klein because they trust him to do what he says. No one in Alberta is under the illusion that Klein is a good policy hack or a rocket-science economist. We've got oil, so the economy will take care of itself, thank you. Recently, in fact, Klein has allowed spending to spiral out of control, and will lose political support because of it. He can't increase spending fast enough to catch up to the rising expectations of the socialists, so he is losing support on both sides of the left-right spectrum. I think he is still very popular with his libertarian stance on the authoritarian-libertarian spectrum (which is more important to me than the left-right spectrum). Harper is a good policy hack and a rocket-science economist. I have no doubt that his economic policies would benefit the nation. I have no reason to distrust him, and am impressed with his dedication to his cause. The question in my mind, and that of many Canadians, is "Is his cause compatible with mine?" I thought it was, at least on an economic front. I may think it is again, if he clearly comes out and states that he will not steer the conservatives in a socially conservative direction. The one thing I fear more than a government that wants to parasitize my productivity is a government that thinks it has a right to make decisions on morality. So far, Harper is walking a fine line. Maybe we need a new centrist-libertarian party. On the other hand, Harper is not the party, and the conservatives have a lot of good people. Most aren't career politicians, but there are enough experienced politicians to keep the party functional in the quagmire that is Ottawa. -g

To: 1king who wrote (4673)	4/23/2005 4:00:22 AM
From: marcos	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 37812

It's like Walsh and Felderhof of bxm, if they didn't know they should have known, it was their duty to know, therefore they are either crooks or morons ... or, conceivably, both, and whatever the case they do not belong running a public company Anybody remember Cordex Petroleum, czx.a - Subject 11303 ... run by Maurice Strong and/or his brother i think, at various times ... shareholders did poorly on it, if memory serves ... well the name Cordex comes up again, and, quelle surprise, the name Strong with it - Message 21257600 Message 21257650 ... note also the names Desmarais, Chrétien, Hussein, and Martin.