Back to the board-drawing, Bill

"Deb-o-naire"

could work as De Bon Aire, (Of/the good air).

"...je ne connais pas..." The verb connaitre is ONLY used for persons/people. Should, and only can, be 'je ne sais pas rien', ("I don't know [anything]").

Most don't care about elections

The truth is, as evidenced by the last provincial election, BC by-elections, and federal election, people don't care about or believe in elections.

Thanks in some small part to the efforts of self-admitted pundit Bill Tieleman, who led a fictitious and hyperbolic campaign against STV, the only chance for a change in this situation has passed us by for now.

Oh Iggy, we hardly know ya!

The Count counted and the numbers just weren't there.

This Russian ain't rushin.

Here's Andrew Potter's take:

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/opinion/Rough+times+Ignatieff/1719493/story.html

Bill, you've got work to do for BC Rail Day this summer

Quote:

"Listen you punks, Canada needs an election this summer -- I got nuttin' to write about," I yelled.

Well, Bill, I did enjoy your send-up, but now I want to tell you that there's plenty for you to write about this summer.

Over at my place, I had to build a schedule of Basi-Virk stuff, all of it leading up to a mysterious 5-month period between September 2009 and February 2010 when all the Basi Virk lawyers have booked off all other cases ... so ... it looks like the Trial of the Century for British Columbians is getting ready to roll out.

But even before then, there's more work for you to do.

July 14, 2009 is the crucial 5th anniversary of Gordo's government signing away BC Rail to CN. That's BC Rail Day. If rumours are correct, this 5th anniversary triggers some rich new gifts from the people of BC to CN, like the waterfront lands between North Vancouver and Squamish, a gift, for $1.

Another clause (so I've heard) entitles BC to re-possess their railway if it's found that CN hasn't fulfilled its part of the bargain. And if another rumour is correct -- CN has failed to bring in 600 new railcars -- the people of BC have this one-time-only option to take back BC Rail.

Except, (and here's where your work heats up, Bill) how can we exercise an option if we still can't see the agreements?

It just ain't right, Bill, that for 5 years we've never seen the deal, don't really know what we got into, and that once again we're sliding into another one of those grey areas where Gordo's best friends emerge richer, and BC poorer.

In fact, I've been wondering if Gordo wasn't so much worried about the two election dates, as about this 5th anniversary date. So you have stuff to write about, Bill, oh yes.

Kootcoot had a brilliant idea of seeking an injunction to stop the triggering and prevent any further gifts until we get to see the deal, and are assured that there's no hanky panky involved in the BC Rail deals.

So if you follow up on all these BC Rail issues, you're gonna be running harder than that dog trying to get out of sight of his prairie homestead.

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On Harper's watch...

Things continue to disappear on Harper's watch:
>Nortel (not his fault, but dissolved on his watch)
>Canada's radioisotope business-Harper has told the world we're abandoning a business that was a 50 year success story.
>CANDU - will not survive privatization as it has too high a cost structure. It cannot compete against a highly refined French design.

However, we continue to be hewers of wood, diggers of minerals and metals, and producers of natural and synthetic oil. Add that to the dramatic restructuring of the auto industry and we seem to be going backwards.

No election folks. Iggy

No election folks. Iggy hasn't enough candidates in place, or enough money. Harper is so glad because he feels he in is charge and will grovel if necessary to stay there. So the offical silly summer season is here.

Holding his chips

Part leaders usually are given two big chips to play and only one at a time.

You play one on the red and it comes up blue, then you only have one left. Just one chance to become Prime Minister.

Governments are generally voted out because of dissatisfaction and voted in by default. Canadians are not yet sufficiently dissatisfied and the 'star' power of the saviour Iggy is not burning brightly enough.

Iggy must now be facing the unfortunate truth that he must wish for worse economic times and for Canadians to suffer in order for him to slip in based on voters desperate hope.

Waste of Space this article!

Canadian s do not want a summer election and readers of the Tyee do not want another ego driven article like this one.

Canadians may want ice cream this summer!

As for pundits.......

Tieleman replies to his predictable critics

Interesting that 10 negative comments all get posted within about 1 hour - and as soon as this was published on the Tyee late last night!

Interesting that several of the posters are the "usual suspects" who disagree vehemently with everything I write from an obvious political bent!

Fortunately I have a thick skin and a soft spot for the folks who work day and night posting messages here and elsewhere, perhaps as part of their well-paid duties pushing PABlum from Victoria.

Anyway, lighten up folks - trashing me for attempting to be humorous will only encourage me to get nasty again with your favourite government!

Get nasty about erased e-mails!

So get back to work and forget about federal politics for awhile!

BC Railgate!

Erased e-mails!

As the Church Lady says, "how convenient"!

I for one thought Bill had a point.

We all say we hate elections but when we don't have one there seems little to talk about. Even Luke and R/man have had little to say except some version of "i told you so" and that wear pretty thin after a while. We only have a potential for change when there is an e;election going on. It is a funny paradox.

Bill T

There is plenty to talk about...

Summer camp funding cuts.

Condom van cuts.

Paramedic strike.

13 Schools schedualed to be closed in Kamloops this year,Campbell said he was going to protect health and education.

The recognition act.

Kash heed`s flip flop.

Golden ears bridge boondoggle.

1.9 billion dollar cost over-run on the Canada line.

The appeal launched against Susan Heyes.

BC,s declining tourism,falling provincial revenue.

The world bank/IMF--Have predicted a economic decline of 2.9% worldwide for this year and no recovery a few years,and considering our economy relies on exports,it spells big trouble for BC,the new HAVE-NOT-PROVINCE

Do you need a few more ideas,I`m sure the Tyee faithful can come up with many more thoughts.