The Reactionary Left

March 21, 2009 · Posted in Personalities, Policy 

It’s time to for the NDP to try contributing something constructive to Canadian political discourse, instead of the typical reactionary drivel they’ve been dishing up for the last few years.

I know many of their supporters are reasonable, intelligent people, with constructive ideas, but the leadership continues to dish out nonsense.

Here’s a few examples:

The Problem: Somebody gets shot during gang violence crossfire in Surrey or Toronto.
The Left’s Solution: Take hunter’s rifles away.

The Problem: Canadian soldiers die serving their country, defending Afghan people from the Taliban. The same Taliban that would sooner burn a school-aged girl than see her go to school.
The Left’s Solution: Peace talks with the Taliban.

The Problem: A recession takes hold after the longest bull market in a generation.
The Left’s Solution: Protectionism, higher taxes, and a new national holiday in February. Honestly.

These are serious problems that deserve serious solutions.

Does anybody take Jack Layton and the NDP seriously anymore?

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Comments

  • Gerry Smith

    The Defining Moment of Jack Layton’s political career will be the speech that he gave from the coalition signing table.
    So seared into my mind is that image of that pompous ass I wonder if I would have the self restraint to keep from punching him in the face were I to encounter him on the street.

    That big gas bag should never have beaten Bill Blaikie for the leadership.

  • http://www.paulholmes.ca/ Paul Holmes

    I agree, Bill Blaikie would have made a far, far better leader.

  • Bruce

    Mr. Potatohead should never be leading a national party. He still belongs on a city council fighting for bicycle lanes.

  • Pat

    Gotta agree with Gerry. It’d be very difficult to not ding him. Enemy of Canada that the swine is!!

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