tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post7335417282743148501..comments2023-09-22T06:22:50.820-06:00Comments on Ken Chapman: Is There a Tea Party Movement in Alberta's Future?kenchapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11384045981190810115noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-36656105200992685042010-10-06T22:46:50.338-06:002010-10-06T22:46:50.338-06:00I completely agree with Ken's call that progre...I completely agree with Ken's call that progressives must re-engage in Alberta politics. The question is, "How"? <br /><br />Here's the problem: The Alberta Partiers want the slate wiped clean with a brand new party, then you have the gung-ho resurrected Greens (under the current title of Vision 2012), the go-it-alone NDPers, and finally, the party that seems to have both feet on the ground -- the Liberals, who have called for simple cooperation between all 4 fragmented parties, and yet who've been maligned for suggesting such a "silly" idea. <br /> <br />If individual supporters of these various centre/centre-left parties truly believe in their hearts that their party is the "best" and "only" -- and believe me, they ALL do --- how can one party alone ever gain substantial enough numbers to challenge the juggernaut of small-c conservatives? (Hint: It CAN'T.) <br /><br />It's all so foolish. The similarities between these parties is far greater than the sum of their differences, yet they refuse to do the logical thing, which is to offer real hope to progressives at the ballot box by offering them the choice of only 1 strong progressive candidate in each riding. <br /><br />...But that's Alberta's Disneyesque politics for you- as loony-tune as it comes -- on both sides of the legislature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-75359427517940329392010-10-06T18:29:04.921-06:002010-10-06T18:29:04.921-06:00You make excellent points about the WAP. However,...You make excellent points about the WAP. However, I think most of the same criticisms can be made of the Conservative Party.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-35633202964242319202010-10-05T07:33:39.176-06:002010-10-05T07:33:39.176-06:00Craig Chandler is the architecht behind the Wildro...Craig Chandler is the architecht behind the Wildrose Alliance and him and Mark Dyrholm play a key role in this party's rise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-90020389431354821122010-10-04T16:51:48.859-06:002010-10-04T16:51:48.859-06:00Chandler is very involved in a Mayoral campaign an...Chandler is very involved in a Mayoral campaign and several Aldermanic ones. I have been told by media he does not return their calls.<br /><br />He is being invisible on purpose I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-45484154415666542392010-10-04T14:26:14.699-06:002010-10-04T14:26:14.699-06:00Willerton is running for City Council in Airdrie, ...Willerton is running for City Council in Airdrie, FYI.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-42962058853667170872010-10-04T11:50:27.350-06:002010-10-04T11:50:27.350-06:00The Fraser Institute and other "charities&quo...The Fraser Institute and other "charities" of their ilk should pay attention to Jann Arden's quote - "Don't believe everything you think."Albertagirl46https://www.blogger.com/profile/14872770303374905272noreply@blogger.com