tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211178771703524664.post2393284244045604487..comments2023-07-18T03:56:39.963-07:00Comments on AlbertaTory: One year laterBRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00022111182127187099noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211178771703524664.post-23221548369274339982007-12-03T00:27:00.000-08:002007-12-03T00:27:00.000-08:00Alberta Tories had three choices on the final ball...Alberta Tories had three choices on the final ballot.<br><br>1. A Conservative<br>2. A Moderate<br>3. An Incompetent<br><br>It's quite obvious which one came out on top.<br><br>For my part, I will take the $200 I donate yearly to the Provincial PC's and send it to the Federal Conservatives.<br><br>Blake, can you really say that Ed was the right choice? <br><br>Would Jim Dinning have let the Chandler episode run its course the same way Ed did?<br><br>Would Jim Dinning hire Tom Olsen, a man who spent the last year being a pain in the ass for half the caucus, as his media handler?<br><br>Would Dinning have alienated many rural voters with the EUB scandal and then defended it?<br><br>Would Jim Dinning piss of the entire oil patch with the worst managed public relations campaign that the Royalty Review turned out to be?<br><br>Now a question I hope you give a simple yes or no to:<br><br>If you had the chance to vote for a leadership review today - would you take it?Calgary Conservativenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211178771703524664.post-30704274980722345572007-12-03T18:47:00.000-08:002007-12-03T18:47:00.000-08:00I think Anon @ 8:51 sums up my feelings pretty wel...I think Anon @ 8:51 sums up my feelings pretty well.<br><br>I'm dissapointed that Dinning lost, of course, but i've gotten over it. Would he have handled some of the things that tripped Eddie up differently? Maybe. But you can be sure other difficulties would have taken their place... no new leader gets everything right OR a free ride.<br><br>To answer the last question about whether or not i'd vote for a leadership review if given the opportunity today, my answer is no.BRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16766339570020491520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211178771703524664.post-45041633670616314662007-12-04T05:09:00.000-08:002007-12-04T05:09:00.000-08:00Regardless of your feelings on Stelmach. Everyone ...Regardless of your feelings on Stelmach. Everyone should breathe a sigh of relief that Ted Morton didn't win. <br>And frankly, Tom Olsen has all the personality and communication skills that the premier sadly lacks. It's probably why Olsen was hired.Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16828411385713093409noreply@blogger.com