tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post8686371733809138225..comments2023-07-14T03:26:19.215-07:00Comments on The Iceman: Replacing Gordon CampbellThe_Icemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16887740772649135851noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post-29150875787407036172010-11-29T09:01:59.984-08:002010-11-29T09:01:59.984-08:00JP,I seriously doubt the new Liberal leader would ...JP,I seriously doubt the new Liberal leader would want to further enrage an already fed up group of taxpayers.<br /><br />We're sick to death of unnecessary expenditures, we've taken a financial battering in so many high profile items,: Olympics,B.C. Place roof,carbon tax, withdrawal of the 15% IT reduction.<br /><br />The new guy would have to be incredibly naive to think he or she would get another mandate.<br /><br />DMorrisLynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01743207200671332210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post-60595321687061772622010-11-29T00:22:03.156-08:002010-11-29T00:22:03.156-08:00Lynn: The next BC election will not be in 3 years ...Lynn: The next BC election will not be in 3 years - it will be in 6 months.<br /><br />The new Liberal leader/BC Premier will call an election to get his personal mandate within 3 months of being elected Leader.Jim Pookhttp://www.jimsfishing.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post-1670720646345701142010-11-28T22:16:59.115-08:002010-11-28T22:16:59.115-08:00The Liberals are NOT dead yet,the next election is...The Liberals are NOT dead yet,the next election is three LONG years away, and most people have short memories, as every politician knows.<br /><br />That most people still remember the state of the economy during the NDP years is a good indication to those from outside B.C. just how bad they were in government.<br /><br />The Liberals have to reconnect with the people,not that difficult if they'll start with a few popular moves,such as removing the carbon tax,which I suggested to a Liberal MLA a while back.<br /><br />George Abbott might be the right man for the job, the MSM may not agree as they like "sexy" and flamboyant politicians who send a tingle up their legs, but he appears to be a competent administrator,and we need that a lot more than we do "sexy".<br /><br />DMorrisLynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01743207200671332210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post-2264178616404319512010-11-28T19:18:42.741-08:002010-11-28T19:18:42.741-08:00Mel: Good observation, but I'm not as convince...Mel: Good observation, but I'm not as convinced as you seem to be that the voters of BC are as afraid of an NDP government as you and I are.<br /><br />The problem is that there is/was an intense hatered for Gordo, even among those of us who voted BC Liberal. With him gone for the next election, that hatered is still looking for someone to punish over the HST. It may well find its way to taking out the BC Liberals just on principle as they all voted for it with Gordo.<br /><br />I am hopeful that the new BC Conservative Party will make a showing in the next election, but I keep hearing about infighting in that party. They have been at it since 1996, so why stop now?<br /><br />I just hope that the BC Liberals will be smart enough to vote in an outsider as Leader, and not elect anyone from within cabinet - too close to Campbell!Jim Pookhttp://www.jimsfishing.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post-409209258077539492010-11-28T19:17:31.771-08:002010-11-28T19:17:31.771-08:00I think Sarha Palin should run.I think Sarha Palin should run.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post-28494209630865772332010-11-28T19:15:17.356-08:002010-11-28T19:15:17.356-08:00my BC vote will ALWAYS go against the NDP no matte...my BC vote will ALWAYS go against the NDP no matter who is running for the Liberal/Consrvative/Green or otherwise.<br />WCTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post-27488280840308575372010-11-28T18:33:54.134-08:002010-11-28T18:33:54.134-08:00it's very early to make any decisions about wh...it's very early to make any decisions about who will run or lead. A lot of folks are very worried about the NDP coming back to destroy our way of life and that fear still exists.<br />A lot will depend on who gets to lead the so called Liberals and the big "if" the B.C. conservatives field a group of credible candidates with a credible leader.<br />I sat last weekend a listened to a group ask a sitting Liberal MLA a lot of tough questions.<br />Many who began as hostile to the MLA left with a comfortable assessment. So who knows?<br />We of course, shall see how things unfold.<br /><br />Mel Wilde ( A staunch Steven Harper supporter)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com