tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140940333999349677.post1518301705129707378..comments2023-11-03T03:44:33.524-05:00Comments on Arsenisms: Iggy Goes West: The 'Promise of Eden'?Scott MacNeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02068618008170891557noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140940333999349677.post-25544203063916868832009-02-28T19:20:00.000-06:002009-02-28T19:20:00.000-06:00I'm actually pretty satisfied with the government ...I'm actually pretty satisfied with the government in this province. Not that I don't see room for improvement.<BR/><BR/>We won't see that improvement until we have a stronger opposition. That's why I tend to vote for the opposition parties provincially -- I voted for an NDP candidate last election (he lost to a Tory).<BR/><BR/>Opposition is the language of democracy, and I consider myself a democrat above being a conservative.Patrick Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592482865332628189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140940333999349677.post-12236158430533958342009-02-28T13:06:00.000-06:002009-02-28T13:06:00.000-06:00@ PatrickWhat I wouldn't give to see a resurrectio...@ Patrick<BR/><BR/>What I wouldn't give to see a resurrection of a viable opposition party in your province! You are correct - baby steps would suffice. I would even volunteer to assist in formulating their platform - course I would be the one holding a baseball bat in one hand, a dictionary in the other, and shouting from the top of my lungs the definition of PRAGMATISM! But that's just me. Others may have better ideas?Scott MacNeilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02068618008170891557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140940333999349677.post-66757202789548469822009-02-28T11:46:00.000-06:002009-02-28T11:46:00.000-06:00Interestingly enough, the baby steps approach is w...Interestingly enough, the baby steps approach is what the provincial Liberal party needs to use as well -- work toward getting back into the game over time, campaign toward being the opposition, build strong policy, and then challenge for government.<BR/><BR/>Many Alberta Liberals seem to think they're going to jump back into government all at once. Politics just doesn't work like that, particularly when you're as much a pariah in Alberta as the Liberal party.Patrick Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592482865332628189noreply@blogger.com