rwilli1
11-22-2009, 02:50 AM
Translated text of note on Facebook page of Janine Krieber
1 hour, 20 minutes ago
By The Canadian Press
MONTREAL - It's been a year and a week since I've written in my blog. Ah! The president's been lazy. But now, there's something I need to do. The Liberal party is in a free fall, and it won't recover. Like all the liberal parties in Europe, it will become a poor little thing at the mercy of ephemeral coalitions. For having refused the historic coalition that could have placed it at the head of the left, it will be punished by history. Well, I was convinced the moment Paul Martin treated Jean Chretien so cavalierly. That moment signalled the death of our party. If the elites of Toronto had been more alert, humble and realistic, Stephane was ready to take all the time and the hits to rebuild that party. But they couldn't accept 26 per cent, now we're at 23 per cent.
The time has arrived to make a choice. I don't want the Conservatives to continue changing my country. They are in the process, slowly, just like any dictatorship, of changing the world. Torture doesn't exist, corruption is a point of view. Do we really have the right leader to discuss these issues? Can someone really write all these insanities and make us believe he's simply changed his mind? To justify violence, he must have really given it serious thought. Otherwise, that's very dangerous. What guarantee would there be that he wouldn't change his mind again? The party base understood all of this and Canadian citizens are in the process of understanding. Ignatieff's supporters didn't do their homework. They didn't read his books, didn't consult his colleagues. They contented themselves with his ability to navigate the cocktail circuit. Some of them are enraged now. I hear: 'Why didn't anyone say anything?' We told you loud and clear. You didn't listen.
I have begun seriously reflecting. I don't want to give my voice to a party that risks winding up in the dustbin of history. I'm looking around and there are certain things that please me. Like a dedicated party, one that doesn't challenge its leader with every dip in the polls. A party where the order of the day is happiness, and not assassination. A party where work ethic and competence are respected and where the smiles aren't phony.
I might not be dreaming.
The president
1 hour, 20 minutes ago
By The Canadian Press
MONTREAL - It's been a year and a week since I've written in my blog. Ah! The president's been lazy. But now, there's something I need to do. The Liberal party is in a free fall, and it won't recover. Like all the liberal parties in Europe, it will become a poor little thing at the mercy of ephemeral coalitions. For having refused the historic coalition that could have placed it at the head of the left, it will be punished by history. Well, I was convinced the moment Paul Martin treated Jean Chretien so cavalierly. That moment signalled the death of our party. If the elites of Toronto had been more alert, humble and realistic, Stephane was ready to take all the time and the hits to rebuild that party. But they couldn't accept 26 per cent, now we're at 23 per cent.
The time has arrived to make a choice. I don't want the Conservatives to continue changing my country. They are in the process, slowly, just like any dictatorship, of changing the world. Torture doesn't exist, corruption is a point of view. Do we really have the right leader to discuss these issues? Can someone really write all these insanities and make us believe he's simply changed his mind? To justify violence, he must have really given it serious thought. Otherwise, that's very dangerous. What guarantee would there be that he wouldn't change his mind again? The party base understood all of this and Canadian citizens are in the process of understanding. Ignatieff's supporters didn't do their homework. They didn't read his books, didn't consult his colleagues. They contented themselves with his ability to navigate the cocktail circuit. Some of them are enraged now. I hear: 'Why didn't anyone say anything?' We told you loud and clear. You didn't listen.
I have begun seriously reflecting. I don't want to give my voice to a party that risks winding up in the dustbin of history. I'm looking around and there are certain things that please me. Like a dedicated party, one that doesn't challenge its leader with every dip in the polls. A party where the order of the day is happiness, and not assassination. A party where work ethic and competence are respected and where the smiles aren't phony.
I might not be dreaming.
The president