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Rich Coleman:So Just Who Will Feel The Wrath Of the Bully During Election 2013? #bcpoli #bccp2013 #bully

First this post assumes two things, namely that there will be an election in BC in May 2013 and secondly that Rich Coleman will run again.

Neither of these two are gimmes given BC’s political climate and the party and province’s distaste for the Premier and Liberal leader Christy Clark.

It is possible that when the house returns, the majority Liberals will move (due to some manufactured calamity like Clark being deposed/ disposed of as leader) to introduce legislation to move ahead the fixed election date.

It is also not a gimme that Richie C will run again ( despite the blustery BS from him to the contrary) given the fact that he will most certainly be relegated to the back benches.

Also remember that a mere 6 months or so after the provincial election, nominations and preparations will begin for the next federal election. This is an election where the Prime Minister has pledged open nominations in all seats including Conservative bastions where Coleman resides and votes.He could find that enticing!

Also Clark could get the boot which also might look attractive to Coleman to make a run for her job too under and different election date.

But should things stay on course and we have an election in May, just exactly who might feel the wrath of Rich Coleman just a few scant months from now?

For the answer to that you need look no farther than the recent BC Liberal leadership campaign.

If you recall Coleman mulled over a run for the roses back then and changed his mind.

Ever wonder why that was?

One reason: Mary Polak bailed on him and threw her support behind Kevin Falcon.

Think Coleman has forgotten?

There is about as much chance of that as Polak forgetting that Coleman actually helped put a lot of money in her campaign in 2009 ( nothing untoward, it’s just how the BC Liberals do things).

Not a chance that will happen this time, nor will the volunteers from Coleman’s crew pitch in and help her out either.

Nope, Polak will have more to worry about than the specter of Cummins, the BC Conservatives,Green Party and the NDP to take her seat away.

She will have to spend her days wondering where Rich Coleman will strike next!

Don’t feel sorry for her , she of all people should have known what Coleman was like.

Christy Clark: Leadership Vacuum at the Top!

Christy Clark: In my heart I belong on a Bollywood stage

The optics of last nights Bollywood spending spree by the premier were awful.

The Christy Clark BC Liberal Government pledges $11 million dollars for the copycat film awards ( BC lost the real McCoy days earlier) and in vain attempt to save face, Clark and her handlers picked the occasion of a town hall meeting to “Save BC Film” to make her announcement.

Of course Bollywood investment is important but there is a time and a place to make the big splash. The night when your own film industry meets to find solutions to save the industry from disappearing is not it.

Not only do the people of BC film feel like they got a slap in the face but it gives Clark an excuse for not showing up and answering the tough questions that these folks might have.

Clark does this a lot as evidenced by her making a You tube video instead of showing up at the Coast Guard rally this past weekend.

This is nothing more than the kind of weak leadership we have come to expect from Christy Clark and the BC Liberal Government.

We deserve better!

Christy Clark:Where is She and for that Matter Where is the MSM ?

You have just as much chance of locating Christy Clark as you do the MSM. Look hard enough and you might at least find Waldo!

Once again Premier Christy Clark disappears when it’s time to get into the tough discussions. Last week it was Fostergate and this week it’s Slatergate.

Where is the Premier when top notch leadership is needed?

For that matter where is the MSM?

Clark’s office says they cannot not support Slater due to personal reasons.

Given the Liberals track record with sludge and scandal one can only wonder how bad those reasons are.

Once again however, the MSM is MIA and the Slater story is already on its way to the bottom of the page.

What’s with that?

Had this been a scandal involving the NDP ( Such as the leader of the opposition skipping out on a fare) it might headline for a day.

Go figure.

Miss Congeniality Once Again Pleads Guilty for Her Actions at the Hockey Riots.

There is nothing to rate her Miss Congeniality after her performance at the Vancouver Hockey Riots!

First she plead guilty, then she changed her mind. Now Sophie Laboissonniere is now back to pleading guilty for her actions during the hockey riots in Vancouver.

Apart from the terrible example she set for young people looking up to her, she has abused the court system with her flip-flopping on whether she is guilty or not.

The judge should set an example in this case and give her some time.

After all she has wasted enough of ours hasn’t she?

BC Liberals to Give Auditor-General John Doyle the High Hard One? #bccp2013 #bcpoli #canpoli

de Jong: One less hurdle between me and the budget!

According to the Vancouver Sun, the scandal plagued BC Liberal Government is about to send Auditor-General John Doyle packing and not renew his contract.

That the BC Liberal Government would do this should not shock anybody!

Doyle has held the Liberals feet to the fire over such things as deferral accounts for BC Hydro and Christy Clark’s favorite file, the BC Rail case.

In the latter, Doyle has been trying to gain access to documents related to the $6 million dollar legal fees that the government wrote off regarding Basi and Virk.

Applications for new applicants must be received by January 25,2013 and John Van Dongen need not apply.

He will be the only one left going to court to get the aforementioned documents as I would imagine anybody with an ounce of integrity will be screened out during the interview process.

The lucky applicant will also be too busy during the early stages of his or her new appointment to review any of the hogwash the Liberals will no doubt bring forth in their pre-election budget.

You also have to remember that this is BC Politics in action and this committee has to vote unanimously,secretly and without accountability to renew his contract , so I would also take with a grain of salt what the NDP will say happened. Their people could have also voted against renewal to ensure the Liberals looked stupid.

Only in BC!

The BC Citizen’s Fiscal Cliff

As we ring in 2013, all of us in BC will wake up closer to our own fiscal cliff.

Starting January 1, 2013 ( Tomorrow for those who have been sleeping away the holidays) you will see increases in the following: 1) Property taxes 2) Utility bills 3) Health care premiums 4)Employment Insurance Premiums ( your cheque will be less to pay the increases above) 5)Canada pension premiums 6) Bus fare
7) Ferry fare .

Further on in 2013 expect to pay more to cross the Port Mann,trans link taxes,more property taxes and whatever else they will raise to balance the budget.

If you are an employer you match premiums so you will have an increase there too! You will also get to pick up the tab for Christy Clark’s brand new Family Day.

The year is already off to a grand old start isn’t it!

Christy Clark: The Milf Question. #bcpoli #canpoli #christyclark

Cougar: I wouldn’t want to be Christy Clark Either!

I was going to ignore this whole episode but Dave Obee wrote a column in the Times Colonist that reeks of BC Liberal bandwagon and is totally out in LEFT field.

Of course Clark is not facing a double standard.She is dealing with a standard that she created by answering questions off the cuff and without thought.

A sitting premier should have simply said that the question was inappropriate and moved on.

Not Clark, she had to come up with a dumb answer that mocks all women and for that matter certain animals.

This is yet another gaffe not just by Clark but by the very people that handle her.

She should be aware that dumb questions will be asked and know how to answer them.

Any respectable sitting premier would.

Christy Clark and Mary Polak: Port Mann Bridge Open; Seasonably! #bcpoli,#canpoli

Christy Clark Pointing to Canned Hot AIR Imported From the Liberal Caucus Used to Melt remaining Ice On Port Mann Bridge!

They built a new 8 lane bridge only drive-able in good weather!

Can’t the BC Liberals do anything right?

You think at least on of the geniuses somewhere would have taken into consideration that yes, even in Vancouver winter rears it’s ugly head once in a while.

But no not in Liberal land.

If you are reading this from outside the province, our brand new bridge was shut down in the first winter storm of the year due to falling ice and snow hitting cars and breaking windshields.

This bridge is a major transportation route that is tolled between downtown Vancouver and the suburbs.

One can only imagine the mess that would have occurred had the old one been torn down already.

Unbelievable!

May 2013 can’t come soon enough can it?

Adrian Dix: New Angus Reid Poll Proves He is in the Right Role! #bcpoli #bccp #canpoli

Today’s released Angus Reid poll shows Adrian Dix at the top of the list ( tied with Nova Scotia Liberal Leader Stephen McNeil) as the best opposition leader.

Perhaps then since Dix has played the role so well he should be returned there after the next election to continue.

After all if you are good at something you should play to your strengths, correct?

In the who would make the best premier list Brad Wall finished first while Ontario’s Dalton McGuinty
finished last.

This is after McGuinty saw the writing on the wall and announced his resignation.

That would therefore imply that our Premier, Christy Clark,who finished second last would actually be the last once McGuinty leaves.

What should she do?

BC LIberals are to Blame for the Downgrade Issued By Moody’s

I’ll Leave that to Mike to get us out of this Mess!

You bet the Downgrade to AAA Negative from AAA Stable lands in the Lap of the BC Liberal government.

Moody’s issued the downgrade based on a weak economy and weak commodity prices.

In fact that should not catch anybody sleeping at their desk especially those in the political staff in the office of our inept government.

The Ministry of Finance issues a yearly publication entitled The Yearly Financial and Economic Review.

Had the folks in budget planning read at least until they got to page 6 they would have seen that natural gas was trading even lower in 2011 than it was in 2010.

We know from the last economic update a few weeks back that that figure is even worse now and took a lot of the blame for the increase in the deficit from our fearless Finance Minister Mike ( Don’t worry I will still balance the budget within two months) de Jong.

If you are familiar with the expression bullshit baffles brains; be prepared for the Liberals to do everything they can ( Including having Suhk Dhaliwal say he supports the BC Liberal Government‘s Economic record ) to henceforth pull out all the stops to,well, baffle your brain.

This all happened, by the way while the house was not in session ,because the BC Liberal retreaded Ministers had to spend that time getting familiar with their files?

Next thing you know, they will tell the house in the spring they need more time to get the budget in order when they put through legislation to change the fixed election date.

They wouldn’t do that would they?