tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post113262219640424148..comments2024-03-28T04:04:03.006-07:00Comments on Paying attention: Pay and pension plans die, and the public winsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-1132703283633312522005-11-22T15:48:00.000-08:002005-11-22T15:48:00.000-08:00It's a great deal easier to build up trust with pa...It's a great deal easier to build up trust with party members . To lose the trust , then work to rebuild it is much harder. As voters we get into the habit of believing what candidates have to say. Fool us once shame on you, fool us twice, shame on us.<BR/>The folks seem to expect the premier and his side to be a bit devious, but Ms. James was going to do politics differenty. She sure did, she cooked a deal then got cold feet with all the negative comments by the tax payers.<BR/>Ms. James will find it hard to get the rank and file to once more believe her. One pundit said." Don't trust anyone of them so watch carefully".<BR/><BR/>It will be interesting if most folks forget this little sort of well planned pilfering of the public purse, in the next few months. It's so sad to see the apparent outrage between the two sides of the house knowing that they colluded in the back room.<BR/><BR/>Some are better actors than others so watch your purse. A sad sleezy affair all round.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-1132683301789422852005-11-22T10:15:00.000-08:002005-11-22T10:15:00.000-08:00The only good thing to come out of this awful perf...The only good thing to come out of this awful performance on Bill 17 is the way rank and file NDP immediately rose up with one voice of protest. No evasion. No whitewash. No scapegoating. <BR/><BR/>For a long time into the future, I'll remember all those other people too who demonstrated that New Democrats are held to a higher ethical standard ... and we weren't about to let that crash. <BR/><BR/>But there's surely work to be done and I can't see how Carole James (nice lady though she is) can lead the way back to high ground now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-1132673104716092842005-11-22T07:25:00.000-08:002005-11-22T07:25:00.000-08:00The Sociopath'In 1997 Campbell agreed to improve p...<B>The Sociopath</B><BR/><BR/><I>'In 1997 Campbell agreed to improve pension benefits for some MLAs, backing a deal negotiated by then Liberal House leader Gary Collins. Campbell, like James, reneged, leaving Collins to dangle in the wind. Just as James left Mike Farnworth.'</I><BR/><BR/>People who lie constantly are often called pathological liars. That's not an official clinical diagnosis, which means it's not listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, or DSM-IV. <BR/><BR/>Chronic lying in adults is often a manifestation of antisocial personality disorder (also known as sociopathy). Sociopaths are deceitful and manipulative in order to gain personal profit or pleasure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-1132628771158212812005-11-21T19:06:00.000-08:002005-11-21T19:06:00.000-08:00The CBC announced this evening on TV that the deal...The CBC announced this evening on TV that the deal was closer to 8 millions of dollars. How many hip, knee, cancer procedures could be covered. The deal was set in less than 2 hours, out in about two minutes. Legislation on the fly.<BR/>And a few reputations blown at the same time. Who will trust folks who cook deals in the back room? Not me for sure. I suggest never stand close to a BC MLA of either party, if you have anything of value in your pocket because they will want it. Sad state of affairs as we were told the new governemtn was working so hard to get along. Thye sure did behind the curtainAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-1132626234801979062005-11-21T18:23:00.000-08:002005-11-21T18:23:00.000-08:00...and I wonder how much impact it had on turnout ......and I wonder how much impact it had on turnout for the municipal elections. The dim view that most British Columbians took of our politicians from both the left and right certainly would not have done much to propel people to the polls on SaturdayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-1132624417089933652005-11-21T17:53:00.000-08:002005-11-21T17:53:00.000-08:00Hate to be the cynic here Paul but there's is one ...Hate to be the cynic here Paul but there's is one thing that was achieved by this aborted fiasco......<BR/><BR/>See the number 713 above the fold anywhere these days?RossKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677239332112652522noreply@blogger.com