Toronto Sun: NEWS - Martin vows to quit if he breaks word
Toronto Sun: NEWS - Martin vows to quit if he breaks word
One of the truly interesting aspects of following politics is its absurdity at times. The above article provides a prime example.
Thanks to the contents of Dalton McGuinty's budget, plus other promise-breaking actions since his election that was based on promises and the need for change, the veracity of Liberals of all stripes has been called into question.
Add to this the previous federal Liberal campaign promises of such things as getting rid of GST or providing $500 million for Toronto's waterfront, trust of Liberals is deserving of voters cautious scrutiny.
When you combine all the various aspects of provincial and federal Liberal campaign promises and governing actions, you are left with a very sizable credibility gap. This leaves a very important question to be considered.
Does the promise to quit by Paul Martin, if he breaks his word on putting $9 billion more in health care over the next five years, have any validity? While considering your answer, remember that the average length of time of the last three Liberal governments has only been 3 1/2 years.
Somehow or other, I do not think a Liberal promise to quit, if another promise is broken, is going to attract many voters.
From my perspective, the only thing more absurd would be if this Liberal promise attracted a single voter, much less slowed down their slide in the polls.
posted by Bruce Galway @ 8:28 a.m.
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The Globe's Rex Murphy made an excellent observation over the weekend. It began:
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This election is not studded with memorable moments, but there is one that deserves to be framed in memory and grooved in granite. It comes from a person who's not a candidate or, directly, a participant in the federal campaign, but is nevertheless the second most important person in the entire federal Liberal effort.
This is Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty.
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This are the money grafs:
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(Prime Minister Paul Martin) said the federal Liberals were going to help medicare, and he promised a specific amount of money to do so. The promise had not left his hopeful lips when . . . enter, stage left, holding a banner, comes the Spirit of Electoral Irony -- Dalton McGuinty (for it is he). The Spirit, referring to the PM's pledge, speaks: "We've got a campaign promise made in the thick of a campaign."
Well, if you want to know about cake mix you go (or used to) to Betty Crocker, and if you want to know about "campaign" promises, made "in the thick of a campaign" -- their durability, their worthiness, their life span and their abandonment -- you go to Dalton McGuinty. He is the thermometer of choice for knowing when the turkey's done.
The Premier of Ontario is cautioning people about promises. I guess when you have experience, it is truly a shame to let it rust, not to brighten it with application.
And so, if the electors need to be reminded of their gullibility, need a refresher course on the art of being taken in by "campaign promises made in the midst of the campaign" by a Liberal, Mr. McGuinty has the role by right of patent, proximity, and flawless execution.
Dalton McGuinty has warned us not to trust Liberal politicians. It's a statue waiting to be carved.
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David Galway
(full disclosure ... son of Bruce)
Milton, ON
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