The "deal" between the NDP's Jack Layton and the Crooks R' Us Liberal's Paul Martin always seemed like a bad idea to me. Considering that even combined they don't have majority in the Commons and that the optics were easily shifted to "Martin doing anything to stay in power" I had to ask myself why he would try this desperate ploy?
AMHERSTBURG -- Conservative Leader Stephen Harper has vowed to topple the Liberal government over its "deal with the devil." Harper blasted Prime Minister Paul Martin's deal with NDP Leader Jack Layton to replace $4.6 billion in corporate tax cuts with an equal amount of social spending.
The ammunition this deal has given Conservatives is perfect for sound bites. I'm no political expert but the attacks just write themselves.
The Tory leader said Martin has destroyed his credibility with the business community and "anyone in this country who cares about financial responsibility."
The public is going to eat this up because instead of making the Conservatives look like they don't want the government to work, this move makes Martin look even more desperate than he already did!
"To deal with Liberal corruption, we get an NDP budget," he said. "What the Liberals don't steal, the NDP gets to spend."
Dear Paulie, here's a hint: when you are running for your (political) life, don't shoot yourself in the foot.
The Tories and Bloc hold a combined 153 seats in the 308-seat House, which is short one MP because of a vacancy. The Grits would need all their 131 votes, the NDP's 19, and possibly those of all three independents and the Speaker to survive a non-confidence motion.
Moron. Of course, I'm pleased as pie. I believe we need an election sooner than later and a chance to throw this bloated corpse of a party out for a good 4-5 years of airing out. And get a new leader, one not tainted with the scent of corruption like our current goober of a Prime Minister is.
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That would be true had the budget not had the support of the CPC before the extent of the corruption was known. A Liberal and CPC combined vote on an acceptable budget is far more than combined Liberal NDP budget.
So because of Liberal corruption we take a step back as the minority closes rank to stay in power. Hold your nose and vote liberal indeed! ;)
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