Sunday, July 10, 2011

The End Of A Liberal Era?

At the Calgary Stampede this weekend Prime Minister Stephen Harper gave a speech declaring the end of a Liberal era in Canada. "As with disco balls and bell bottoms, Canadians have moved on." While I agree with our fearless leader than the "era" of the Liberals allegedly being Canada's "natural governing party" is at an end, I do believe the Liberal Party itself will survive. There are too many crazies in the NDP to hold that house of cards together, and unless the Liberals fold into the NDP, all they need to do is bunker down while the orange wave dissipates.

In the near future Liberal leaders won't be chosen on electability, but rather their ability to raise money (though the two are likely correlated to some degree). Will the few remaining and many former Liberal boosters open up their wallets for Bob Rae? Only time will tell, but that may be the greatest measure of his value (or lack thereof) to the Liberals that will determine whether he leads the Party into the next election. How much money he can raise will be more important than poll numbers. The Liberal era might be over, but I don't think the Party is dead just yet.

7 comments:

  1. Nope, the Liberal era continues under the HarperCons. Red packaging to blue packaging but the contents don't change.

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  2. With our present government governing as Liberals other than the odd exception and with the already existing NDP, I suggest there is no room left for the Liberal Party per se.

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  3. Awwwww...........the poor pitiful Lieberals don't want to play anymore.

    The electorate told them what they think of them back in May, too bad so sad.

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  4. The LPoC will probably declare financial bankruptcy this fall or winter, we all know they've been morally bankrupt ever since Turdeau was their leader.

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  5. One could see the end when the Liberals held their 'Stampede breakfast' at the Zoo, charged for admittance, and didn't serve pancakes!!

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  6. Bury them,so their followers will have a grave to go to and remember what the Liberal way was in the old days.On the headstone the words ADSCAM or Entitlements they loved them both equally.

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  7. The liberals own medias are passe long gone since upteen years ago.

    We are still waiting for the passe media to go after the liberals on the E.I SCANDAL which occured when they were in governmwnet.

    what were the names the liberals called the PM and the conservatives both in the HOC and outside never once to be silenced by the media (passe).
    In fact, imo, I have never heard the liberals address Cadaffi and the taliban THE same DEROGATORY names as they gave to the PM and Conservatives.

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