tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post4002614906159116476..comments2023-08-03T07:33:41.442-07:00Comments on Idealistic Pragmatist: Are the Alberta PCs scared of new Albertans?Idealistic Pragmatisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296481430598981678noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-33456589441251009122007-09-05T04:58:00.000-07:002007-09-05T04:58:00.000-07:00I think one of the real stories here is Tom Olsen'...I think one of the real stories here is Tom Olsen's bizarre inability to spin the poll. What a contorted response. Why didn't he simply highlight the high number of undecideds in the poll?<BR/>Journalists do not always make the best spindoctors.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05981296362335774054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-36928647344307691022007-09-03T18:07:00.000-07:002007-09-03T18:07:00.000-07:00Sorry, that link got cut off.http://archives.cbc.c...Sorry, that link got cut off.<BR/><BR/>http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-73-378-2138/<BR/>politics_economy/alberta_oil/<BR/><BR/>Anyways, the use of the phrase "housing crisis" in the video sounds familiar, doesn't it?Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01498883352676519800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-67623246899322079782007-09-03T18:06:00.000-07:002007-09-03T18:06:00.000-07:00Did they not (as in Ralph Klein) blame new Alberta...Did they not (as in Ralph Klein) blame new Albertans in the 80's for the upsurge in crime during the bust/housing crisis? "Eastern bums & creeps"?<BR/><BR/>http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-73-378-2138/politics_economy/alberta_oil/<BR/><BR/>I know even my parents have a residual attitude that eastern Canadians are somehow less moral than Albertans.<BR/><BR/>I think your assessment is not only correct, but almost scientific. Albertans refuse to acknowledge the old cliche "those who do not learn from the past are doomed to repeat it."Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01498883352676519800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-15434140989174773832007-09-03T13:51:00.000-07:002007-09-03T13:51:00.000-07:00Ryan,Thanks for reading! I'll try to be more prol...Ryan,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for reading! I'll try to be more prolific in the future.<BR/><BR/>Candace,<BR/><BR/>I actually agree with you that there's not likely to be change, but that doesn't mean they're not nervous. It at least appears that they blame new Albertans for the change in voting patterns, too. And even if we do end up with another PC government next time around, the next election should be pretty interesting.Idealistic Pragmatisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18296481430598981678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-31600599015730630072007-09-02T11:55:00.000-07:002007-09-02T11:55:00.000-07:00I dunno - if Fort Mac, Newfoundland's 2nd largest ...I dunno - if Fort Mac, Newfoundland's 2nd largest city, consistently elects conservatives, it's got to be something in the air or water. The PCs are in deep doodoo, I agree, but unless a viable alternative presents itself, I don't see a change on the horizon.Candacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05903011672174393312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-73043687051102430072007-08-28T20:11:00.000-07:002007-08-28T20:11:00.000-07:00Hi,I've been reading your blog for a while now, an...Hi,<BR/><BR/>I've been reading your blog for a while now, and have gotta say that I rather enjoy it. I haven't really found an articulate Alberta blog writing from a progressive perspective that doesn't think that the Liberals will solve the provinces' problems. Keep up the good work.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01498883352676519800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-9364358680079291882007-08-28T07:44:00.000-07:002007-08-28T07:44:00.000-07:00I am pretty sure that the pcs have been in charge ...I am pretty sure that the pcs have been in charge there since the dawn of time, 600 years ago. j/k.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00961730330848873802noreply@blogger.com