tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post8872434172416584746..comments2024-03-28T04:04:03.006-07:00Comments on Paying attention: The great problem of Clark's missed opportunity to leadUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-9320092179232488612012-04-04T21:27:06.727-07:002012-04-04T21:27:06.727-07:00There must be more than a few BC Liberals experien...There must be more than a few BC Liberals experiencing an existential moment these days but Christy Clark isn't one of them. It's manifest in so many ways, van Dongen's defection, Falcon's and Abbott's equivocations, doubtless many awaiting the bye-bye-elections with trepidation; the outcome in two weeks should elucidate, at least for some, whether to jump ship like Dongen, announce a resignation, stage a palace coup, start a new party or bide time till mid November when no resignations will precipitate another by-election before the fixed-election date. Christy isn't any of them either.<br /><br />She seems convinced, as ever, that she is rightly on top despite everything. Not stubborn: she'd flip flop on anything to serve her purpose, that is, to retain power at the top for its own sake. The details are somebody else's job apparently. <br /><br />Not one to ask for assistance, she probably doesn't notice how little is given, less now than before, which wasn't much anyway. None of her caucus save the hapless Bloy supported her leadership and most probably cursed under their breath when she squeaked a by-election win. That's when the downhill slide really started, when it became apparent that she had buckled under caucus pressure to substitute the promised early election with the by-election. Caucus never made good their end of the bargain if it was supposed to have been loyalty and co-operation. And Christy became the rube even though she didn't show it, maybe didn't even know it, surrounded as she is with sycophants in her Premier's office...and estranged from the rest of caucus.<br /><br />It was a deal with the Devil(s) with no second chance...well, maybe one second chance: if ever there was a time for a change in direction, who could blame her for making it when things are as bad as they are now? it would seem more sincere than the 'I'm OK, I'm absolutely in charge" stuff she's bravely putting forward.<br /><br />She is brave, though. No one can deny that. But 'here's the thing' (as she likes to say): if she doesn't do something soon instead of pretending everything'll be fine because she damns the torpedos, she'll end up having to react instead of act and it'll be a hopeless game of whack-a-mole. There are simply too many strategies for her caucus members to relieve their existential chills.Scotty on Denmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-62447466962418328532012-04-04T00:42:27.552-07:002012-04-04T00:42:27.552-07:00kootcoot is right that Glen Clark was correct, but...kootcoot is right that Glen Clark was correct, but I didn't find that a compelling reason to vote NDP in 2001; now I wish I had.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-11479920409633533402012-04-03T11:30:49.534-07:002012-04-03T11:30:49.534-07:00"When the election was closer, he said, [they...<i>"When the election was closer, he said, [they] would realize that even if they didn't like the New Democrats, the Liberals would be worse. They didn't.)"</i><br /><br />But he was correct, they have been so much worse than anything imaginable and keep on keepin' on sinking to ever more depraved levels of exploitation and obfuscation.kootcoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11344208424209840730noreply@blogger.com