It read in part:
... Premier Christy Clark gave what was, by all accounts, a rousing speech .. a clarion call to arms leading up to the election next spring. Indeed, there wasn’t a defeatist tone in the speech or mood in the house...
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Soon to be BC Liberal candidate John Martin sharing his
thoughts of Premier Christy Clark on CKNW (03 / 28 / 12)
"Not even the most devoted Liberal
supporter could
argue with a straight face that this government has
earned a
fourth mandate. Theirs is a legacy of deceit,
incompetence, and financial
mismanagement."
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... recent polling has the governing Liberals deader than the proverbial
doornail that would seem to be more than a little strange. But the premier is
nothing if not a fighter ... it seems likely at this point that Adrian Dix and
the New Democratic Party will form the next government, it is by no means a
fait accompli.
... BC politics has been about big
government and unions versus free enterprise ... when the NDP got into power in
1973 and 1991, it was because the free enterprise party was in tatters. I’m not
sure that can be said now — especially with an energized and feisty premier.
... if Clark can frame this election in the traditional left-right terms of
free enterprise versus big government and big labour, plus play down the
battered Liberal brand, she might just have a chance.
Seriously.
My
response? Well I certainly had one, and
so I wrote:
Sorry but you are writing off the BC Conservative Party wayyyyyy to soon -- and yes I am a member of the party.
Sorry but you are writing off the BC Conservative Party wayyyyyy to soon -- and yes I am a member of the party.
I think you, and many others, are going to
be surprised at who ends up going to the legislature in Victoria next May. Seriously!
That led
to Collin Rogers taking a moment to suggest:
There are
only 2 possibilities: A BC Liberal win or an NDP win. Even if the BCCP puts all
efforts behind getting (John) Cummins or one candidate elected in one riding,
it seems unlikely to happen. Even if the BC Conservatives doubled their support
and raised 10X the money they have today, they could only hope to split the
Free Enterprise vote and ensure a NDP victory.
No
self-proclaimed or self-respecting conservative would be happy with that
result. Wake up and join the coalition.
Clearly the tides are changing and as the
Coalition Team rallies under the BC Liberal Party banner, we could win another
term in government.
NOPE ... sorry Collin but the main reason
for the revival of the BC Conservative Party is that the Liberals have lost
their way.
They are no longer open, they are top-down
in decision making, they have allowed the heads of Crown Corporations and
agencies to be totally unaccountable ... and the have allowed the provincial
debt to double under their watch ... and that's just the short list.
Meantime, BC Conservative have put together
a package of principles, beliefs, and policies that take into account the very
real need for openness and accountability, to be prudent in spending and yet
have a social conscience, to work on having a balanced approach to development
and environmental issues, and much more.
I WAS a Liberal supporter -- but NO MORE. I
joined the BC Conservatives two and a half years ago and have come to
appreciate the grassroots democratic process that is the underlying foundation
of the party.
Here's my message to Collin, and others who
think and say the same things;
Rather than supporting something that clearly does not reflect the beliefs
of over 75% of British Columbian's, may I suggest you put your energies in to
ensuring BC Conservatives are elected to the legislature next May?
Elect the
BC Liberals to another term of office? That makes sense ONLY if you want more
of the same. As Peter Pan said, “All of this has happened before, and it will
all happen again.”
That, to
me, makes sense ... SERIOUSLY!
I'm Alan
Forseth in Kamloops
with the thoughts of one conservative.
You have the floor now -- care to share an opinion on this?
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