tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post1495798756189924858..comments2024-02-07T16:22:39.625-05:00Comments on Jeff Jedras: Pick up the phone PrestonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-59320357249567338442008-11-08T11:46:00.000-05:002008-11-08T11:46:00.000-05:00Harper has learned well from Chrétien. When Day wa...Harper has learned well from Chrétien. When Day was running for PM, there were discussions about the future of the health care system. Should we study other models? Sweden, England, Australia? Are they responsibly balancing private with public health care? Can we implement such a system here?<BR/><BR/>None of that mattered. The Liberals immediately stigmatized the discussion by invoking US-style two-tier health care. And no further meaningful discussions have taken place since.<BR/><BR/>And aren't you giving Harper too much credit, Jeff? (Just as I'm giving Chrétien a bit too much credit above?) The green shift was hailed by economists, environmentalists, politicians, journalists, and the list goes on. Some Liberals make it sound like God Himself endorsed it. And yet, Harper opens his mouth, utters three simple words: "tax on everything," and the whole idea comes crashing down. Wow. I never realised that Harper was such a powerful and influential guy.Mike514https://www.blogger.com/profile/18375380983427133078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-31228700300661315732008-11-07T23:44:00.000-05:002008-11-07T23:44:00.000-05:00Funny, I thought I smelled something cheezy around...Funny, I thought I smelled something cheezy around here. Time to get the arsenic, Jeff.<BR/>Unfortunately, Presto doesn't have Harper's ear. But I hear he's getting a shipment of barely worn blue sweaters this Christmas, tho.burlivespipehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18048415779214466831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-83525043147121570492008-11-07T19:55:00.000-05:002008-11-07T19:55:00.000-05:00Yeah, Jeff, like that's the first instance of that...Yeah, Jeff, like that's the first instance of that. <BR/><BR/>We've been having eminently reasonable debates on climate change with no one using labels like "denier", with ugly holocaust overtones. And the abortion debate where we discuss restrictions on late term abortions to bring us into line with our European cousins, the ones so oft mentioned in left arguments, hasn't degenerated into slurs. And, as Manning mentioned, we are so having that important debate on the future of socialized healthcare in an environment of escalating costs sans hysterical accusations of the rich queue jumping and "American-style" health systems.<BR/><BR/>Yes, Jeff, you're right, the abysmal rhetoric of the CPC during an election where they refused to debate the poorly articulated and badly outlined plan of the second party is a one-off and without precedent. You are yours are blameless for the tone of political discussion in Canada and I can only offer you my humblest apologies.The Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762317244980526077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-23987743117461376352008-11-07T12:26:00.000-05:002008-11-07T12:26:00.000-05:00bang on jeff.bang on jeff.kenlister1https://www.blogger.com/profile/16383326051764636004noreply@blogger.com