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Friday, February 01, 2008

Wildrose Alliance Party President Quits - On the Eve of an Election!

I know Rob James, not all that well, but I do know he is not a quitter. However, James, the former Wildrose Party founder, and until now, founding President of the Wildrose Alliance of Alberta Party. He just quit as President of the new merged party. Strange!

James quit as President of the WRAP saying the merger of the Wildrose Party and the Alliance Party was “a merger in name only.”

This is pretty tough for this new political group to take as they boldly set out to take down Ed Stelmach. Like so many other examples the far right seems to be most adept at disemboweling themselves as the constantly snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

Lots of old Alliance debt inherited in this “merged party” and not time to get a common platform. It is even tougher to round up serious and respected candidates for an election coming next week. Maybe this political juggernaut is an initiative that is better off having never happened than being late and lame.

13 comments:

  1. Anonymous2:52 pm

    I haven't followed this too closely but I'm assuming those who set up the Wild Rose Party did it in the first place because they didn't see the Alliance as a way to achieve their goals. Otherwise they would have worked from within to strengthen what was already there.

    Paul Hinman has completely wasted the opportunity of having a seat in the Legislature, focusing on fringe issues instead of promoting good sound conservative common sense policies and attacking Tory incompetence. Dr. Oberg may be a loose cannon but he was probably the best right wing "opposition" while he was temporarily kicked out.

    The deep south has likely missed a great deal from not having someone on the inside like Broyce Jacobs. Stelmach may be promoting “Change from Within” but right wingers should follow Ted Morton’s lead to bring their perspective to the table.

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  2. Anonymous6:30 pm

    Ken must have forgotten which far right leader is leading our country! Sheesh.

    This resignation only confirms that the PC will attain a majority. The turnout for the vote will be low. The PCs will have a reduced majority as everyone has already expected. Stelmach will be turfed by the party if that occurs.

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  3. Mr. Harper is hardly "leading" the country. He is bullying, intimidating and MISLEADING the country.

    He definitely runs the risk of being gone after the next federal election - most likely to be betrayed by his own muzzled Cabinet.

    Et tu McKay et al?

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  4. Anonymous7:36 pm

    Et tu, Hancock, if he survives Cavanaugh.

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  5. Anonymous10:24 pm

    Haha, I think Harper will take his chances with Dion - the weakest leader in Canadian history. They are outfundraising the liberals 4 to 1 - good luck in the GOTV efforts!

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  6. Anonymous10:45 pm

    This is a very fortunate event for Stelmach. He is a very liberal premier and the Wildrose Alliance may have stole some seats from the PCs in the deep south.

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  7. maybe - but seats for the Wildrose Alliance that is a right-wing fantasy now. Rose is a past tense verb isn't it?

    Cred of this group is diminished and it was never strong enough to grow past the old Reformer base anyway.

    No where to go but away.

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  8. Anon @ 10:24 - your bravado is "charming," but I don't think Dion is anything close to the disaster you enjoyed under Stockwell Day.

    Money, schmuney...Romney outspent McCain 10 times and is toast.

    Spend it boys like there is no tomorrow - becuase there is no tomorrow for you. You will only govern once (now), and that is about to be over sooner than later.

    Your best days are behind you. Emperor Harper the Mis-Leader has proven to be wanting in qualities and capatities like governance, statemanship and integrity.

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  9. Anonymous5:22 am

    Yee of little faith, Ken. Harper is a cinch for a second term and maybe a third.

    Better pound the pavement for Hancock this election. He may be in deep doo doo.

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  10. hi Ken, apologies for the OT, but just to let you know that thanks to your profile (and Wikipedia) I've just learned what an MBTI and an ENFJ are.

    call me an ignorant, but never heard of MBTI before! it's interesting...

    btw, fancy swapping link with a European blog? I like yours, visit mine and let me know. ciao! :)

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  11. Anonymous8:43 am

    lol....If you party truly thought that way, they would have voted down the government a long time ago.

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  12. Spending and raising are two different matters, Ken.

    Romney has far outspent his rivals, but much of that is his own money. Not much of a litmus test.

    When it comes to fundraising, though, its a different story. The CPC has consistently beaten the Dion-led Liberals both in hard numbers and, more importantly, in breadth of their donor base. This is a far better indication of public support than mere spending numbers. Obama's January fundraising numbers support this.

    Harper is headed for a second term and I look forward to having a member of his team represent me in Ottawa as opposed to the NDP blowhard I'm leaving behind in BC.

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  13. Anonymous11:01 am

    The "newest" Wildrose Alliance president was on Rutherford today. Sounded very bitter. And that was in an interview from a sympathetic talk-show host. Imagine what the newspaper media would have got him cranked up about... if they cared to interview him.

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