tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594727.post834038195276345827..comments2023-08-01T04:17:03.628-04:00Comments on Liberal Arts and Minds: I Know I Promised, but You Know...Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04291881352139075405noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594727.post-28280355005494034182008-07-24T12:23:00.000-04:002008-07-24T12:23:00.000-04:00And I don't think you understood what I wrote. I v...And I don't think you understood what I wrote. <BR/><BR/>I very much admired the sensitive side of Paul Martin's personality. He appeared easily moved to tears. The two times I recall most were when he was presented with the Canadian flag that flew half-mast over Parliament Hill when his father died and when he was speaking with reporters regarding his meeting with the grieving parents of a soldier killed in Afghanistan. His barely audible sentences in both cases were enough to convince me that somewhere inside the usually austere and stuffy suit jacket of a sitting prime minister beat the heart of someone with true emotion. Something I don't believe can even be remotely said about Stephen Harper.Omarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12058734544373976550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594727.post-42585315506768185392008-07-23T22:24:00.001-04:002008-07-23T22:24:00.001-04:00I guess you didn't understand what I wrote.If you ...I guess you didn't understand what I wrote.<BR/><BR/>If you don't like fiscal conservativism, you know not who to vote for at least.<BR/><BR/>And the only thing Paul Martin wore on his sleeve was probably a nice gold rolex engraved with "CSL Limited."Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01498883352676519800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594727.post-64772374985197596162008-07-23T22:24:00.000-04:002008-07-23T22:24:00.000-04:00I guess you didn't understand what I wrote.If you ...I guess you didn't understand what I wrote.<BR/><BR/>If you don't like fiscal conservativism, you know not who to vote for at least.<BR/><BR/>And the only thing Paul Martin wore on his sleeve was probably a nice gold rolex engraved with "CSL Limited."Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01498883352676519800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594727.post-677441990332226342008-07-23T15:00:00.000-04:002008-07-23T15:00:00.000-04:00Lol Ryan. I admire your optimism but Omar is righ...Lol Ryan. I admire your optimism but Omar is right. Disaffected fiscal Conservatives are not going to go to the NDP I'm afraid.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04291881352139075405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594727.post-71683841340073912462008-07-23T12:10:00.000-04:002008-07-23T12:10:00.000-04:00Take it from me, Ryan, they ain't gonna turn to th...Take it from me, Ryan, they ain't gonna turn to the NDP.<BR/><BR/>I liked Paul Martin as PM. I particularly liked how he easily wore his sensitivity on his sleeve. That was very refreshing.Omarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12058734544373976550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594727.post-40097633175055325862008-07-22T23:59:00.000-04:002008-07-22T23:59:00.000-04:00Hmmm. Which party of the big two is more economica...Hmmm. Which party of the big two is more economically conservative?<BR/><BR/>I guess that's a good question voters could ask next election. I mean, if they don't want to vote for fiscal conservativism, wherever can they turn? Hmmm...Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01498883352676519800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594727.post-9743167609176383552008-07-22T20:10:00.000-04:002008-07-22T20:10:00.000-04:00c_wtf. I appreciate Martin for some initiatives, ...c_wtf. I appreciate Martin for some initiatives, he faltered on others, but there is no flipping comparison to the arrogance that Harper has demonstrated. None.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04291881352139075405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594727.post-14883054263276796992008-07-22T20:07:00.000-04:002008-07-22T20:07:00.000-04:00Hanging on by disingenuous threads ottlib. That's...Hanging on by disingenuous threads ottlib. That's what they are doing.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04291881352139075405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594727.post-61232729692331140632008-07-22T20:00:00.000-04:002008-07-22T20:00:00.000-04:00I'm not trusting the polls omar.I hear you, but I'...I'm not trusting the polls omar.<BR/><BR/>I hear you, but I'm not convinced that they mix up their sample.<BR/><BR/>Any Canadian who thinks that Conservatives have done better with the country's finances hasn't studied history.<BR/><BR/>It's an American talking point, and even there it's false. Bush surely has proven that.<BR/><BR/>How it becomes an urban legend is beyond me.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04291881352139075405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594727.post-71136481063716822722008-07-22T19:34:00.000-04:002008-07-22T19:34:00.000-04:00Yet poll after poll we are informed that Canadians...<I>Yet poll after poll we are informed that Canadians believe the Conservatives to be the sounder choice as far as the fiscal management of the country is concerned. Go figure.</I><BR/>Canadians are idiots?<BR/><BR/><BR/>Does it not make you appreciate Paul Martin more?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594727.post-43061611305564985382008-07-22T19:18:00.000-04:002008-07-22T19:18:00.000-04:00"I wonder how long it will take for people to real..."I wonder how long it will take for people to realise that Harper only wants a majority, at any cost."<BR/><BR/>I think most Conservatives who are at least honest with themselves are really setting their sights on just winning the next election. Because the notion of the Conservatives being out of power (I refuse to say governing) beyond it is increasingly becoming a possibility.ottlibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12695135535019042279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594727.post-71391021269156067382008-07-22T19:04:00.000-04:002008-07-22T19:04:00.000-04:00Yet poll after poll we are informed that Canadians...Yet poll after poll we are informed that Canadians believe the Conservatives to be the sounder choice as far as the fiscal management of the country is concerned. Go figure.Omarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12058734544373976550noreply@blogger.com