Crantor said:
There was an interesting point this morning on Question Period. The fact is that most Canadians could care less about the Conservatives being in contempt, the in and out scandal and even the Bev Oda ink ammendment. But a 62 year old former top advisor to Harper with a 22 year old former escort fiance who maybe guilty of influence peddling makes for better dirt. Even though in all likelyhood the "Harper government" may not have done anything wrong, they'll wear this and it will crystalise the other issues that no one cares about now.
Funny how that works. You'd figure this was US politics at times.
The fact that Harper called an RCMP investigation before the story broke negates any scandal the liebrals may try make out of this. There has already been a number of polls (you believe them when they work for your argument, right?) and they all point to the populous not caring.
Most people don't even know who Bruce Carson is, let alone care that he has a classy looking gal on his arm. The 'escort' in fact, has taken over the story, instead of the alleged influence peddling.
All indications are that people are waking up to the fact that Ignatieff is trying to manufacture a scandal, any scandal he can, to call the election rather than stick to his guns and vote down a budget he's said he won't vote for. Even though he hasn't seen it.
The public, including swing liberals, see everything that Iggy and Rae are doing as a desperate attempt, to force an election and hope to gain a minuscule, short lived, liebral government, so they can justify the acclamation of Prince Iggy at the last nomination gathering.
If they can't prove this time around that they have a viable platform (nothing so far), a viable candidate, (self explanatory) and a vision moving forward (nothing so far, except more taxes and social programs) they are a 'dead man walking.'
The liberals need a cleansing, like other parties have gone through. Total decimation, a thoughtful look and plan, and a rebuild. They have held the idea too long, that they are
THE NATURAL GOVERNING PARTY and they are comletely deluded.
It will take a total trouncing to show them they have to get in touch with the majority of voters, who have grown up and think about business and pocketbooks, not global ideals and faith in helping the fellow man that is too friggin' lazy to get out of bed that they thought about in university.
Their early, socialist, student party members now have businesses that are working under Harper, but are threatened under Ignatieff.
They may still call themselves liberal when they are sipping spritzers and talking about homeless shelters at thier soirees, but they'll swallow thier pride in private and
X the Conservative box in the polling booth when they think about their homes and businesses.
