One can’t assume that policies and arguments for good government will make it through a negative storm of communication, whether it be policies for immigration or science or education.
The Republicans run the risk of now becoming known as the anti-science party by virtue of their alliance with Tea Partiers, no longer the Party of Lincoln.
Is that what’s also in store for the venerable Progressive Conservatives here in Ontario?
I am a conservative, but I have no intention of voting PC this time, because of Hudak and his spiteful campaign manager (he’s been doing this same stuff since his high school days).
I was grudgingly considering supporting the Liberals, but have now decided against it. While I agree with the comments the Premier has stated in support of the tax-credit policy and against the Hudak party, I also find them very hypocritical.
The OLP was quite satisfied to allow the politics of division to support him four years ago during the religious school funding debate. I know lots of red-necks who voted Liberal so that “those others” wouldn’t get funding for their religious schools … but it is okay to support Catholic funding because they mostly come from countries that look like us (I understand the constitutional argument, but I am trying to high-light the emotional response).
I also wonder if this cut throat approach and the lack of real alternatives is going to set up either a 1990 style wave that allows a 3rd party to come out of no-where to form a government or a 2011 crush that improves the lot by not focusing on politics as usual?
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One can’t assume that policies and arguments for good government will make it through a negative storm of communication, whether it be policies for immigration or science or education.
Check out Chrystia Freeland’s latest, “Will belief trump facts?” at http://blogs.reuters.com/chrystia-freeland/2011/09/02/will-belief-trump-facts/
The Republicans run the risk of now becoming known as the anti-science party by virtue of their alliance with Tea Partiers, no longer the Party of Lincoln.
Is that what’s also in store for the venerable Progressive Conservatives here in Ontario?
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I am a conservative, but I have no intention of voting PC this time, because of Hudak and his spiteful campaign manager (he’s been doing this same stuff since his high school days).
I was grudgingly considering supporting the Liberals, but have now decided against it. While I agree with the comments the Premier has stated in support of the tax-credit policy and against the Hudak party, I also find them very hypocritical.
The OLP was quite satisfied to allow the politics of division to support him four years ago during the religious school funding debate. I know lots of red-necks who voted Liberal so that “those others” wouldn’t get funding for their religious schools … but it is okay to support Catholic funding because they mostly come from countries that look like us (I understand the constitutional argument, but I am trying to high-light the emotional response).
I also wonder if this cut throat approach and the lack of real alternatives is going to set up either a 1990 style wave that allows a 3rd party to come out of no-where to form a government or a 2011 crush that improves the lot by not focusing on politics as usual?