"Tories try again to tar Ignatieff with coalition fear-mongering"

Thank you Jane Taber for capturing the words that describe how I feel. I would like to tar the Liberal leader with some random fear mongering, and what better subject than a possible coalition with a political party that wants to divide the country. Liberal acolytes have been trying to convince the Canadian public of the viability of a coalition with the Bloc since the failed coup attempt in December of 2008. I would very much like to know Ignatieff's position on coalitions. I know they often go to the "if necessary but not necessarily" card, and we are unlikely to get a straight answer before such time as the opposition is trying to collapse the government and assume power.

Would Mike take the Liberals into a power sharing coalition with the Bloc Quebecois? If yes, that's good to know. If no and the Liberals will only negotiate with the NDP, then you had best start planning to pull candidates in each other's ridings, because right now that's about the only probable way that the two of you will have at least 155 seats. Springing an NDP coalition on us after an election only works if you have majority control of the Commons, otherwise you need the Bloc.

I like how Jane says "the Liberals are laughing this off, pointing out that when Stephen Harper was in opposition in 2004 he asked then governor-general Adrienne Clarkson to consult with he and other opposition leaders if prime minister Paul Martin tried to dissolve his minority government" as if comparing a similar action absolves a current party from wrong doing. I remember when Bob Rae was protesting prorogation on the streets of Toronto before someone pointed out that Bobby prorogued nearly every year of his regime. When Conservatives tried to tar Bob Rae with his own hypocrisy, it was like tar off a duck's back. Yeah, bad joke, I get it.