Move over “posts” – Now there’s something dumber! U.S. Congress!
The world can thank the imbeciles that Americans have elected to U.S. Congress for ushering in the second great depression.
And a special amount of shame for the Republicans – the party of Ronald Reagan and Newt Gingrich – for abandoning fiscal prudence years ago, but now suddenly finding enough “fiscal prudence” ideology to avoid fixing the mess they spent their way into! You’re about 7 years too late to find your soul.
Ugh.
Elizabeth May or Elizabeth May Not
The Toronto Star has Elizabeth May encouraging strategic voting. So, Elizabeth May wants voters to not vote Green.
This is the oddest strategy I’ve ever seen from any leader in any country in any party. It hurts my head a little just thinking about it.
First, if all the so-called “progressives” vote strategically, they will vote NDP or Liberal (and possibly Bloc), not Green (even that new strategic voting website shows a strategic outcome of 1 Green MP – way to deflate every single other hopeful and your entire party faithful everywhere else).
Second, she is sacrificing the pay-per-vote funding bonus that finally brought some money into the party (at least enough for a Cross Canada train ride) in the first place.
Third, the Green Party is on the cusp of a historic opportunity to capture a groundswell of protest vote that might have been enough to actually win them seats! Doesn’t she realize that these are not “progressives” that are going to vote strategically for Liberals and NDPers, these are “ordinary Canadians” who are fed up with the traditional parties for one reason or another. In the past they might have voted Green, Liberal, NDP or, just as likely, Conservative. Not only has May insulted all the Conservative-turned-Green voters, but in the same sentence she allied herself to all the other traditional parties – the very parties that the protest voters are protesting against.
Fourth, Canadians hate shady back-room dealing, and she’s now encouraging the NDP and Liberal leaders to split up the whole country in the back-room, instead of allowing Canadians the choice they deserve. For anyone who is sick to death of dirty deal politics, this one truly takes the cake.
When I first heard that the Conservative Party was opposed to having her in the debates, I must admit I was a little surprised, and disagreed quite openly. Fact is, many months ago I signed the Green Party petition to include her in the debates, not because I was a Green supporter, but because I felt it was right and fair for democracy. The notion that she was just another stooge for the Liberals seemed a bit flimsy and over the top to me (even despite the kooky deal with Dion). Well, I take it all back. Full retraction – 100%. It appears the brains in the party got this one bang-on, and I was dead wrong! Elizabeth May is just a Liberal dressed in Green. How disappointing she must be to all the true believers in the Green Party.
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