David Emerson: Why The Ongoing Fuss?
For my first post, I just gotta comment on the tempest surrounding David Emerson.
See, the thing is, I just don't understand what all of the fuss is about; had Emerson been a Tory who crossed the floor to become a Liberal MP or even *gasp* a Cabinet Minister, would the furore have lasted as long? What if he were a wealthy, blonde woman? Would the journos still be cranking out news reports? Would people be drafting recall petitions? Recent history tells me no.
So what I really, really want to know, is: what's the difference between Belinda Stronach and David Emerson? Seriously...
I have a possible answer. Perhaps the individual voters of Vancouver-Kingsway are a little more *left* than most and therefore are outraged at their MP shifting to the right. Truth is, the left-of-centre class in this country is an awfully vocal group. Those who fall into the slightly right-of-centre demographic are so used to being beaten on by the Volvo-socialist crowd, that after the initial furore over a floor-crossing has passed, they just lie low. The Volvo-socialists, however, aren't used to taking a back seat to anybody; kick 'em and they'll raise cain.
So again, can someone satisfactorially and calmly tell me what the difference between Stronach's defection and Emerson's is?
Cheers
See, the thing is, I just don't understand what all of the fuss is about; had Emerson been a Tory who crossed the floor to become a Liberal MP or even *gasp* a Cabinet Minister, would the furore have lasted as long? What if he were a wealthy, blonde woman? Would the journos still be cranking out news reports? Would people be drafting recall petitions? Recent history tells me no.
So what I really, really want to know, is: what's the difference between Belinda Stronach and David Emerson? Seriously...
I have a possible answer. Perhaps the individual voters of Vancouver-Kingsway are a little more *left* than most and therefore are outraged at their MP shifting to the right. Truth is, the left-of-centre class in this country is an awfully vocal group. Those who fall into the slightly right-of-centre demographic are so used to being beaten on by the Volvo-socialist crowd, that after the initial furore over a floor-crossing has passed, they just lie low. The Volvo-socialists, however, aren't used to taking a back seat to anybody; kick 'em and they'll raise cain.
So again, can someone satisfactorially and calmly tell me what the difference between Stronach's defection and Emerson's is?
Cheers
posted by Dunstan Ramsay at
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1 Comments:
Perhaps being a Quebec City resident the news papers have given a different slant on this. I know the papers in Toronto were all over the map. I live in Toronto my mother in law in Vancouver. Her view was that he crossed immediately after his election as a liberal and should have 'notified' voters he would become a tory not liberal if elected as a liberal. Sorta like a used car salesman doing a bait and switch.
Jan at RFF (I came thru RFF, btw the Chaudiere Falls shot is cool. I'm going to have to check the Agfa out.
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