Harper and crew to meet Thursday

Kreskin

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They really screwed up when they tried to be tough on criminals and balance the budget while making Canada the free-est country in the world. Complete idiots!
 

Cannuck

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One obvious reason is that they didn't get enough votes. I think the Tories might have got a lot more votes without Harper.
Yup, many of the staunch Conservative supporters I know could not stand him. Had the party dumped him 2 years ago, they would still be in power.
 

JLM

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They really screwed up when they tried to be tough on criminals and balance the budget while making Canada the free-est country in the world. Complete idiots!

Do you think Justin will be tough on criminals? We know he's not going to balance the budget, but it probably will be the free-est country in the world as imports come in by the boat load and good percentage of which are terrorists. It's definitely not looking good for the future.
 

Corduroy

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I did nothing wrong. I am not the least disappointed in myself as I did not sink to any moral low. I do believe our party lost its way in the last term and veered far too right for my liking. I hope that this will give the party a chance to revitalize itself and choose a leader who does not play his/her cards so close to the chest. There is much to be said for Justin's approach.

It's funny that when the Conservatives were successful that success was attributed to Harper's discipline and secrecy. The Conservatives used Harper as their selling point. Harper was the dour but professional kind of guy we needed as Prime Minister. He was the steady hand on the tiller.

Now that they've lost people are blaming Harper and the party's discipline and secretness. Suddenly what made the Tories successful is being blamed from bringing them down. Maybe it was none of those things that led to their success and failure.

Most normal people don't set out to do anything wrong, but looking back gives you a lot better perspective than looking ahead. I've made my share of mistakes in my life but was only able to recognize them by looking back. I would guess it's much the same with Harper. When you are looking ahead you don't get to see all the forces that will be working against you, so you have no idea how or how much to compensate.

A lot of people don't learn from their mistakes. Even when they recognize their mistakes, they fall back into them.
 

grumpydigger

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They already know why they lost
that's why so many MPs took the easy way out and resign before the election.
That's also why the shedding machine was working overtime a week before the election.
Now that Harpo is not King many of his limp wristed flunkies may have the guts speak their own mind
 

Cliffy

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When I saw Harpo talking about how pot was more dangerous and addictive than heroine, I knew he lost it. People are not that stupid, at least not the majority. If he could stand there and make such bold face lies about that, then he lost all credibility.
 

darkbeaver

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On the suface it was 9 years of Harpers rule. I don't expect any change in the rulers of Canadian politics nor policy. We will see how the abaseing genuflection before Israel proceeds. I don't expect any curtailment of those treasonous specticles either. I would be surprised if change was forthcoming just because one of the three Canadian partys sympathetic with Israeli policies of genocide was replaced.
 

darkbeaver

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But that's only because you don't understand politics.

That could certainly be true.
Maybe I don't understand treason as well.
 

Corduroy

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On the suface it was 9 years of Harpers rule. I don't expect any change in the rulers of Canadian politics nor policy. We will see how the abaseing genuflection before Israel proceeds. I don't expect any curtailment of those treasonous specticles either. I would be surprised if change was forthcoming just because one of the three Canadian partys sympathetic with Israeli policies of genocide was replaced.


 

darkbeaver

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No comment eh? Just blanket disregard for the glaring facts. We'll see how long the shiny pony can avoid a state visit for wall kissing the stone *** of Misreal, rulers of the wild west.
 

davesmom

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The Conservatives are going to elect an interim leader tomorrow.
I don't think they did anything wrong. It was just time for the voters to shift priorities.
The media played a big part. They were all mad at Harper for not giving them enough access to what was going on and never kissed a chance to criticize him for it. Now that he's gone, two in particular are spewing out their hatred for Harper's lack of communication (Bob Fyfe and Craig Oliver).
In another election or two don't be surprised if the Conservatives are back with another majority!