tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post113951972456643459..comments2024-02-07T16:22:39.625-05:00Comments on Jeff Jedras: A preview of day five of the one day Emerson storyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-1139581058299065622006-02-10T09:17:00.000-05:002006-02-10T09:17:00.000-05:00If there is a by-election in Kingsway Emerson won'...If there is a by-election in Kingsway Emerson won't be running in it, or anywhere else. If there is a byelection, it will be because a)Harper decided to cut his losses and Emerson didn't want to sit on the backbench and waste his precious talents, or b)Emerson decided to take his marbles and go home. Emerson would indeed be defeated in any Vancouver area election, even, I think, in tony Quadra. Not that Owen is going anywhere. If Harper decides to ride it out there won't be a by-election, because he knows Emerson would be toast.<BR/><BR/>As to who would take Kingsway, that's an interesting call. Clearly it won't be the Cons. While the anger might come together behind sending back another Liberal as a screw-you to Emerson and Harper, I'd wager disgust at both sides would more likely give the seat to the NDP.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971310821484459106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-1139538417493184932006-02-09T21:26:00.000-05:002006-02-09T21:26:00.000-05:00Budd does make a good point though.We're not going...Budd does make a good point though.<BR/><BR/>We're not going to see an election in Vancouver-Kingsway any time soon, because there's NO WAY Emerson can win it.Lord Kitchener's Ownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348376638620272991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-1139531996107649162006-02-09T19:39:00.001-05:002006-02-09T19:39:00.001-05:00"I think being in opposition is the bee's knees."T..."I think being in opposition is the bee's knees."<BR/><BR/>These guys are making it far too easy. Can't wait for the first question period!Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-1139531982129934092006-02-09T19:39:00.000-05:002006-02-09T19:39:00.000-05:00Budd, you're dreamin' in technicolour. There isn't...Budd, you're dreamin' in technicolour. There isn't a seat anywhere in Vancouver the Conservatives could win after this. Not a one. Maybe not even in the burbs. I don't know where you live but people in Vancouver and environs are pretty pissed right now and it's not just at Emerson. It's at the CPC too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-1139531324364315872006-02-09T19:28:00.000-05:002006-02-09T19:28:00.000-05:00Liberals might as well realize that if there is a ...Liberals might as well realize that if there is a byelection in Kingsway, they not going to regain this seat. The NDP will pick it up. <BR/><BR/>So the Liberal game has to be smearing Emerson without going so far as to force a byelection.<BR/><BR/>The Tory response should be to open the Quadra seat by offering MP Stephen Owen a distinguished post he cannot refuse (Ambassador to Washingtom, maybe???). Then the Tories gain Quadra, BC keeps Emerson at the Cabinet table, and the NDP gains Kingsway. <BR/><BR/>And Canada's natural governing party, our mighty Liberals are left with over $30 million in debt, and with stars like Bill Cunningham, Jamie Elmhirst, and Mark Marisen to guide them into the future.Budd Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04194826986794514558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-1139530143797606032006-02-09T19:09:00.000-05:002006-02-09T19:09:00.000-05:00Courtesy of Loudon Wainwright:"You got yerDead sku...Courtesy of Loudon Wainwright:<BR/>"You got yer<BR/>Dead skunk in the middle of the road<BR/>Dead skunk in the middle of the road<BR/>You got yer dead skunk in the middle of the road<BR/>Stinkin' to high Heaven!"<BR/><BR/>What's that old dictum? Everything eventually turns into it's opposite. That's it. Pretty sudden version of "eventually" for these castoff Manning Machiavellis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-1139528874066385372006-02-09T18:47:00.000-05:002006-02-09T18:47:00.000-05:00Waste of time? Other than the not governing part, ...Waste of time? Other than the not governing part, I think being in opposition is the bee's knees. What a week this has been!Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971310821484459106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-1139527528381819582006-02-09T18:25:00.000-05:002006-02-09T18:25:00.000-05:00I think Emerson is smart and experienced in the bu...I think Emerson is smart and experienced in the business world where management picks the best people for the jobs required and you get on with it. <BR/><BR/>He is naive about politics. It is a blood sport of egos and opportunism and one-up-manship that would not be tolerated in the business world. <BR/><BR/> In my opinion if government was run more like a business we would be better off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com