65 Replies to “Wildrose Country”

  1. The Progressives with the usual hangers on Have proposed a sales tax at least Twice. Anyone with any brains knows what they are planning. Since it fits with the Federal Idea of a combined Provincial tax & GST shes the ringer. Albertans do not want a provincial tax. Where proud not to have one.
    Redford brought it up again as a red balloon. Now its time to let the air out for good.

  2. OUCH! ““When she was told, ‘Go now, Alison. Run. Run.’ She didn’t listen. She thinks she’s smarter than all of these smart people, but she’s clearly not very astute politically. She won the Tory leadership by a fluke because of a flawed process. On the first ballot she had 19 per cent of the votes, but believes it was her brilliance that won her the leadership.””
    That she does.

  3. Libertarians have no morals
    Not using government force to impose arbitrary morals =/= ‘no morals’
    Ted Morton was very good at disguising himself as a real righty, but that was all veneer. He is very much part of the problem.

  4. Here’s a slightly different version of the Lukaszuk altercation. Sounds like he was warned to stay away from this property last election: http://www.630ched.com/Channels/Reg/NewsLocal/Story.aspx?ID=1683006
    In another story (Calgary Sun) he claimed to see Wildrose signs but went to the door anyways because sometimes the “spouses often have differing political alleigiances” and even when they disagree he like to “discuss politics with constituents.”

  5. My absolute favorite quote from the globe and mail:
    “As an Albertan, I am deeply concerned about the popularity of the Wildrose Party. This province is on its way to being a global leader. This demands progressive, big-picture leadership.”
    I’m gonna walk around going “This DEMANDS progressive, big-picture leadership” like what we all really need is lots of Toronto-Elite-Layton types in government telling us peons how our money should be spent…

  6. Thank you Revnant Dream for the reminder that the PC’s are poised to enact a sale tax in Alberta. Hopefully Ms Smith raises that topic during the debate. I think that will put the stake through REDford’s heart. I’m speaking figuratively of course…wouldn’t want Lukaszuk calling the cops on me.

  7. @LAS
    Totally disappointed in Ted Morton as well. I walked through Chinatown in 40 below weather to vote for the guy’s leadership back in 06.
    I thought he was the real deal, and I think he was for the most part, but politics tends to be corrupting and combined with his age, I think he was just willing to go along and take the money.
    I also think he was planning to take over the PC party from within and just wouldn’t give up on the idea. It was basically his refusal to carry on as Finance Minister due to Stelmach’s budget that ended up pushing Stelmach out the door.
    Unfortunately, Morton didn’t realize the depth of rot within the party and thought he actually had a chance to launch himself back into the game during the second round of leadership races in 11.
    Now he’s tethered himself to a sinking ship and ruined his reputation. His opponent is polling double his numbers and his signs are being shredded by vandals.
    He’s done.

  8. As per usual the Libels (I mean PCs) are excellent at shooting the messenger. Their not very good a self analysis.
    As with most N.A. elections the focus is on personality rather than content. Again this is how parties on the left gravitate. A clear discussion of principals and platform rarely if ever take place. The MSM has to take responsibility for their absolute failure in this regard. Calling them amateurship is bing to kind.
    WR will win this election and I trust the Link Byfield’s of AB will defend this party against the inevitable infiltration by lefties and influence peddlers who come with power.
    The absolute irony of this situation was the PC party opening their memberships up to 5 minute Tories to influence their leadership selection. Talk about trivializing a process.

  9. While the P.C.’s have been veering left for years, the absolute last straw was Morton musing about a PST in Alberta. This from who i thought and voted for was the conservative in the party.
    These Red tories have to go…big time.

  10. It is true. Libertarians are not conservatives.
    The problem is language. The statist scum wrecked it.
    Liberal == liberty == checks on state power and individual rights, limited government and all the good stuff.
    99.9% of the people who call themselves liberals are illiberal socialists and other vermin.
    Conservative == wigs == divine right of kings and hereditary power == deference to authority (both state and church) == be a good peasant and do what you’re told.
    90% of the people who call themselves conservative aren’t – and shouldn’t be.
    And that is the damage done to the English language by Marxists et al.

  11. Alberta should have a sales tax in place of the income tax. We could harmonize it for a big bag of fed money!

  12. Vote PC if they promise to ditch Red Ali?
    How ’bout they keep her and even more Albertans vote WRP to make a point. Then you can ditch Her Redness.

  13. We could harmonize it for a big bag of fed money!
    Take it out of one pocket and put it in the other pockets, minus bureaucrat waste. Makes sense.

  14. What is playing out in the election is the same thing that played out during the leadership race for the PC’s. It is Statist vs Libertarian.
    Every population group has a number of citizens who think if they kiss up to the strong man in power everything will be OK. That mentality kept people like Hitler and Stalin in power.
    If you are for big government, intrusive laws and restrictions on private property you are a Statist, regardless of what sign you stick on your lawn Statist government is the ultimate creature of both Fascism and Communism.
    The comment that Redford was in bed with the ANC does not surprise me in the least. South Africa is arguably the most Fascist government in Africa.
    Lukaszuk repeatedly harassing a “dissident” in his riding is typical of people who were members of the “party” in former Soviet eastern europe.

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