tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post524201469939066704..comments2023-09-22T06:22:50.820-06:00Comments on Ken Chapman: Link Byfield's Take on Why Nobody Won the By-elections.kenchapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11384045981190810115noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-79020968363816922202007-06-18T08:36:00.000-06:002007-06-18T08:36:00.000-06:00Ken,Thanks for the link to Link. He writes a good...Ken,<BR/>Thanks for the link to Link. He writes a good piece. But I couldn't help but notice the comments on that page which follow the article.<BR/><BR/>Reading through them, I could not help but form a mental image of most of the writers. And the image I see if the usual "damn government is getting in my way" kind of stuff. These people are the same sort who were supporting the Alberta Alliance a few years ago, and some other protest party before that. Perpetually angry and feeling short-shafted. Must be a very sorry existence. Now it sounds like these same types are leaving the Alliance, and looking for the next great conservative hope.<BR/><BR/>I mean, come on people. I wonder if some of them, in their heart of hearts, are afraid of being part of a ruling party. Trying to drum up support for a "new alternative" provides a very convenient hedge. That is to be able to say "well, I didn't support them" when they (gov't) does something they dislike, and yet sit there silent, fat and happy when it does something they agree with.<BR/><BR/>Here's an idea. Re-join the PC's and help reform from within. Ken Chapman is more P than C, but there are yin's to his yang in the PC party - those more C than P. The party is a big tent and allows for more than one point of view. Why don't you come out of the rain?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-65236366976448979802007-06-17T15:33:00.000-06:002007-06-17T15:33:00.000-06:00The Alberta Conservatives are a federal Party My S...The Alberta Conservatives are a federal Party My Son! the provincial party that I belong to is the PROGRESSIVE Conservative Party of Alberta...there is a big difference.<BR/><BR/>My sense is Albertans are in a state of suspension - they will either continue their indifference to politics and let government be run by an increasing smaller group of people wth increasing power. <BR/><BR/>OR, as I hope, they will re-engage in the political process and take back the power that is the right of every citizen.<BR/><BR/>No political party in Alberta is "safe" these days and no politician is either. That is a good thing because it encourages change. My question is will the change be fast enough and will it be for the better?kenchapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11384045981190810115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-901269390533506592007-06-17T14:40:00.000-06:002007-06-17T14:40:00.000-06:00Link Byfield said:"So if the Tories are losing the...Link Byfield said:<BR/>"So if the Tories are losing their grip, it isn’t so much because the Liberals are strengthening theirs. Mainly it’s because people who once voted Conservative no longer vote at all.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps they don’t see a lot of difference between the PC brand and the Liberal brand, and don’t care which of them wins."<BR/><BR/>Bang on the money, Link! The reality is - now that the Alberta Tories have adopted the same Nanny State agenda as the other major parties - opponents of social engineering have no one to represent them and will just drop out of the electoral process entirely. Which is what I predicted.<BR/><BR/>http://surrealitytimes.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>Congratulations, Ken! You contributed directly to the coming demise of the Alberta Conservatives.son of gaiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06596484594541795676noreply@blogger.com