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Originally Posted by james t kirk
He could have NOT done what he did.
He had top liberals screaming at him not to hold a commission. He could have suffled guys off to be ambassadors in Denmark, he could have avoided the issue and left it up to the RCMP (like was done with the Airbus thing and we all saw what that got accomplished.)
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JTK - you make really good points. After re-reading my post, I realize that I came off as somewhat, um, acerbic, and maybe that was the wrong tact. I apologize for that.
It's true, Martin at least looked forward and said/did the right things, and that, I suppose, should be lauded. I still don't trust him, but there you go.
As far as running for office, I was invited to a nomination committee meeting for the Rhino party, but I never made it. I think if there was a strong Rhino prescence in Canada again, that there would at least be a strong avenue for protest votes other then spoiling ballots.
On the other side of the coin, I really wish that voters stopped voting for the people they think will win, or might win, and start voting for individuals who stand for something and who will represent them in the house. Could the Green Party be any worse then what we have? The NDP? People are all caught up in lack of history or fiscal policies from these parties, yet they vote for the Conservatives who are less then a decade old and whose fiscal and social policies are archaic, and the Lberals who have a long (twisted) history, and who make up fiscal policy on the fly and spend money like sailors on shore leave (see: Gomery Inquiry for details).
Really, why can't we just think outside the box and vote for change, vote to see what MIGHT happen if we weren't just a bunch of fucking sheep who feel perfectly at home getting ass-fucked by the two main political parties who have demonstrated repeatedly that public opinions, wishes and concerns mean less to them then the pork in their barrels and massive monetary compensation in their retirement funds.
I repeat - ANARCHY NOW!
Peace,
Pierre