He got it because the electorate shorted out when Joe Clark was going to raise the price of gas to a full buck a gallon.
Did you miss the part about "great integrity?" :smile:Careful.... Isn't that how Trudeau got his last term?
Did you miss the part about "great integrity?" :smile:
"THE PERFECT POLITICIAN – Who Would That Be?" Someone that'd probably be dead inside a week.
Some posters on here would be great politicians. (However, they are smart enough not to.) :-?It's possible the really great people know that, which is why we don't see them running for office. In fact, I think some of them must be posters here as they surely seem to be a knowledgeable bunch.
Some posters on here would be great politicians. (However, they are smart enough not to.) :-?
A populist? That's exactly what Martin turned into. At the end of his shenanigans he had dropped the idea that he knew what Canadians wanted and was simply too busy desperately clinging to power and simply clung to the polls to see if there was any support in those.Someone who would vote for what constituents want.. NOT what the government says they want. Unfortunately when the politician does that, they get the boot.
A perfect politician would say:
"I ran to be elected to give my best in one term and one term ONLY, unless I am chosen to be the Leader of my Party, in which case I will stick around for my chance to be Prime Minister.
I will NEVER run for re-election, because it will inevitably mean conflict of interest.
I will never interrupt any of my fellow representatives when they speak, with either desk-thumping, hollering, screeching, etc., because my mother taught to me that only ignorant bastards do that.
I WILL not blindly vote party lines, if my vote will not be in the interst of the people who elected me.
Let me serve you for one term. Then I will go back to be to what I am most swuited for: being an ordinary citizen."
It worked for Turdeau, didn't it? People grumbled about him until he died, then he became a hero. Well, almost; some are still grumbling. lolI'm wondering if it's possible to come up with a list of qualities that would make the “perfect politician?”
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Being dead?