tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414957110325310952.post1057449587239122373..comments2024-03-07T00:23:26.870-08:00Comments on Croft's Wanderings: Alberta Conservative Dynasty FallsCrofthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17634815881045387152noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414957110325310952.post-67505595787771376142015-05-07T11:31:11.220-07:002015-05-07T11:31:11.220-07:00As Spotted Dog says, Bob Rae was never an NDPer, h...As Spotted Dog says, Bob Rae was never an NDPer, he was a Liberal opportunist right from the start. I have an hilarious story of one evening in the Ottawa Press Club with Bob and Jim Fulton, MP for Skeena.Crofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634815881045387152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414957110325310952.post-73589989728093343852015-05-06T17:43:49.132-07:002015-05-06T17:43:49.132-07:00Finally!!!Finally!!!Contessa https://www.blogger.com/profile/01482663305121297253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414957110325310952.post-69804142729708179752015-05-06T17:23:10.290-07:002015-05-06T17:23:10.290-07:00Unfortunately the 1 % tend to get even on the back...Unfortunately the 1 % tend to get even on the backs of the 99. It will be interesting to see how things wash out in Alberta over the next few years.Rod and Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17457767441199529798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414957110325310952.post-60343314053934578022015-05-06T14:29:24.400-07:002015-05-06T14:29:24.400-07:00Yes, Rae wasn't that great. But don't forg...Yes, Rae wasn't that great. But don't forget he later changed to the Liberal Party, which he had belonged to before joining the NDP, as he found his political stance wasn't really NDP after all. So you really can't judge the NDP by Rae.<br /><br />And congrats to Alberta.Spotted Dog Ranch:https://www.blogger.com/profile/15734250215386335527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414957110325310952.post-23933647971327584312015-05-06T13:32:31.901-07:002015-05-06T13:32:31.901-07:00The one time I voted for the NDP was when Bob Rae ...The one time I voted for the NDP was when Bob Rae was running in Ontario. They "clearly stated before the election that if elected" they would institute government auto insurance. He won, and promptly abandoned the idea of public auto insurance. It left a sour taste in my mouth that I haven't been able to get rid of.<br /><br />It'll be interesting to see if the Alberta NDP are a one hit wonder like the NDP were in Ontario and Nova Scotia.Kevin Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05795747155781311686noreply@blogger.com