Wednesday, April 15, 2015

The Alberta Liberal Party's Uncivil War

(This is an expansion on a  comment I posted on Dave Cournoyer's excellent blog)

The last minute decision to parachute an Alberta Liberal candidate into Calgary Elbow makes little sense as an election strategy. It diverts funds and volunteers from other campaigns and highlights the Liberal's inability to attract a local candidate.  Proposed candidate John Roggeveen brings neither money, followers nor profile to the table. The one thing he does have to offer is blind loyalty to the Alberta Liberal Party brand and the camp of leader David Swann.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Life in the Ideological Oubliette - Part 1

I've come to the sad realization that I'm not really good at belonging to a political party. Now to some that know me, they probably would accept this statement as more proof that I'm special - in the little bus meaning of the word - because they figured that out some time ago. I'd like to belong but really, what are my choices?