tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post8612439729758287334..comments2023-07-14T03:26:19.215-07:00Comments on The Iceman: Ignatieff Or Bust?The_Icemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16887740772649135851noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post-8592688025326062172011-03-03T08:18:46.995-08:002011-03-03T08:18:46.995-08:00All this talk about Liberals wanting to get the el...All this talk about Liberals wanting to get the election out of the way so that they can get rid of Iggy, doesn't make much sense to me. It strikes me as more wishful thinking (mostly by the msm), than anything that can be backed by what Liberal MPs have said, even annonymously. <br /><br />If I'm a nobody Liberal MP, why would I jeopardize another year of an easy $160,000 income, just because I don't like Iggy ? Further, if I was first elected in Jan 2006, I sure would like to qualifty for my MPs pension by being a sitting MP as of Jan 2012. If I'm young, the actuarial present value of the $27,000 per year is close to a million dollars. <br /><br />The bottom line is, I better have a darn good reason for putting at risk all this easy money. I can live with another year and a half of Iggy. He is the rookie, gaffe-prone campaigner that could easily sink my re-election chances during a tough campaign, so let's not toss that anchor just yet if we don't have to. <br /><br />And let brainiac Donolo come up with the talking points for when I don't show up to vote down Flaherty's budget. <br /><br />Calgary JunkieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post-69650128836582376832011-03-03T06:49:23.958-08:002011-03-03T06:49:23.958-08:00The Liberals have only themselves to thank. They ...The Liberals have only themselves to thank. They crowned Ignatieff "Liberal King" and did not do the "trust but verify" test. The man's experience of strife and strategy was forged in the faculty lounge hothouse of like-minded professors. Looks good on them. Cheers.fernstalberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12435994414007862971noreply@blogger.com