[Zipperfish]

ridenrain ridenrain:

What? Crying like a little bitch then giving up worked well enough for Dion. Maybe Iffy just needs a harsh enviromental policy and a promise of higher taxes.. along with that National Child care Program they've been talking about for decades.

Maybe. Or maybe Iggy just needs to bide his time for a while.

[gonavy47]

kenmore kenmore:

I listened to M.Ignatieff on the house this morning... he was quite clear on what his goals are.. he has done the right thing by keeping this government accountable. Had he not pushed the issue the torys wouldn't have kept their word on the stimulus package etc. He said that he did not want an election and that wasn't the idea behind the no confidence vote.. He said he would support the government when it was for the benefit of Canadians and not support it when it wasn't .. and that is what opposition is all about... he is doing the right thing.

What a crock! Are you kidding? He gambled, he lost! And he is still losing - face, as well as in the polls. Yeah, he's doing the right thing alright. Keep it up!

[ridenrain]

He has no choice now. He tried his best to bring down the government and other parties stepped in to do his job.

He's now saying that

$1:

What I’ve said consistently for a month is in those cases where the government brings forth legislation we can support or approve or amend, we’ll do so. My strategy is not to make parliamentary government impossible.

When only a month ago he was saying..

$1:

Mr Harper, your time is up. The Liberal Party cannot support this government any further. We will hold it to account. We will oppose it in Parliament.

Where's that : We'll mess with you untill I'm done" line?

[leewgrant]

$1:

He said that he did not want an election and that wasn't the idea behind the no confidence vote.

Iganatieff's votes in the House clearly show he wants an election. He has stated several times that he has "no confidence" in the government. He's now backtracking because he recognizes that if there were an election today he would get splattered.

[PimpBrewski123]

Perhaps the reason Ignatieff's slide in the polls was probably due to the fact that he wanted to defeat the Tories at all cost without even considering all the issues.

The majority of Canadians did not want an election. It did not take any additional media poll to figure that out. It appears that he was looking for his own best interest instead of the voters.

[gigs]

gonavy47 gonavy47:

Bring on McGuilty. Guaranteed conservative majority.

Bob Rae would push the CPC over 50%.

[kenmore]

PimpBrewski123 PimpBrewski123:

Perhaps the reason Ignatieff's slide in the polls was probably due to the fact that he wanted to defeat the Tories at all cost without even considering all the issues.

The majority of Canadians did not want an election. It did not take any additional media poll to figure that out. It appears that he was looking for his own best interest instead of the voters.

Not quite true there... he said on CBC to-day that he didn't want an election.. he wanted to ensure harper was accountable to Canadians and he did just that..

[kenmore]

gonavy47 gonavy47:

kenmore kenmore:

I listened to M.Ignatieff on the house this morning... he was quite clear on what his goals are.. he has done the right thing by keeping this government accountable. Had he not pushed the issue the torys wouldn't have kept their word on the stimulus package etc. He said that he did not want an election and that wasn't the idea behind the no confidence vote.. He said he would support the government when it was for the benefit of Canadians and not support it when it wasn't .. and that is what opposition is all about... he is doing the right thing.

What a crock! Are you kidding? He gambled, he lost! And he is still losing - face, as well as in the polls. Yeah, he's doing the right thing alright. Keep it up!

You are entitle to your opinion.....no matter how wrong it is...

[gonavy47]

kenmore kenmore:

PimpBrewski123 PimpBrewski123:

Perhaps the reason Ignatieff's slide in the polls was probably due to the fact that he wanted to defeat the Tories at all cost without even considering all the issues.

The majority of Canadians did not want an election. It did not take any additional media poll to figure that out. It appears that he was looking for his own best interest instead of the voters.

Not quite true there... he said on CBC to-day that he didn't want an election.. he wanted to ensure harper was accountable to Canadians and he did just that..

Let me ask you a question, Do you seriously believe that last line, and do you think that we believe you believe that last line? Also do you believe Elvis was kidnapped by aliens as stated in the National Enquirer? I just want to make sure where you draw the line.

[Lemmy]

Is it a good thing or a bad thing for the government to be accountable, publicly, about their spending? I'm not saying it's necessarily working, but it's a good principle. I would think Conservatives would embrace government accountability, regardless of the party in power. Isn't that a Conservative value?

[gonavy47]

Is it a good thing or a bad thing to transform a failed attempt to bring on an election, into a claim to hold the government accountable? Are you actually trying to give creedence to this bogus bit of facesaving on the part of Iggy? Wow.

[OnTheIce]

DerbyX DerbyX:

Ah "Iffy". A man you respect and admire. The right man with the right polices. Shame he didn't run for the cons eh? Then you'd at least call him Mr Iffy.

Who respects Ignatieff?

Liberals alike don't respect him. His party is revolting, MP's are talking about leaving the party, you have MP's trashing him in press conferences and most importantly, Canadians don't respect him.

By the silence on the forum and the complete lack of defense any of you have offered him during this latest tumble, it appears you don't respect him either.

The man with the right policies? What policy?

Ideas or views written in books 15 years ago don't account for actual policy.

[Lemmy]

gonavy47 gonavy47:

Is it a good thing or a bad thing to transform a failed attempt to bring on an election, into a claim to hold the government accountable? Are you actually trying to give creedence to this bogus bit of facesaving on the part of Iggy? Wow.

No, I'm saying that the auditing process is a good idea. The auditors that released this report are independent, are they not? I don't much care what Iggy says about it, but I do care what independent auditors have to say about the stimulus that I'm paying for.

[OldChum]

Amazing what the polls will produce

[Zipperfish]

OnTheIce OnTheIce:

Who respects Ignatieff?

Liberals alike don't respect him. His party is revolting, MP's are talking about leaving the party, you have MP's trashing him in press conferences and most importantly, Canadians don't respect him.

By the silence on the forum and the complete lack of defense any of you have offered him during this latest tumble, it appears you don't respect him either.
.

Silence on this forum? Give me a break. The partisan hacks here start--what?--about five anti-Ignatieff threads everyday. They are usual spattered with comments by the usual partisan hacks about what a waste of space Ignatieff is. The same threads with the same posters and the same comments over and over and over again.

It got boring a long time ago. That's the reason for the silence.