Coalition of the losers (WITH AUDIO)

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Adler monologue march 28th

If this election yields yet another Tory minority, expect a three-headed monster to grab at power

By Charles Adler, QMI Agency

Last Updated: March 27, 2011 9:31am

OK, Canada is not Libya or Egypt or Yemen.

We are not economic basket cases that have been governed by psychos, superstition and savagery. We are not teetering on the abyss.

But this would be a very poor time to exercise typical Canadian complacency. The election nobody wants could suck us into a black hole that nobody needs.

In your high school physics class you may remember the teacher describing parts of space where nothing, absolutely nothing could escape, not even a flicker of light. Nothing.

If the Harper Conservatives end up with something short of a majority, the Black Hole Coalition is activated. Michael Ignatieff has no plans to go back to Harvard. The plan is to go back to the drawing board, to the game called "Let's do something European. Let's have a coalition."

Now we remember how Canadians reacted the last time to the prospect of a coalition government where the first liners, to borrow a hockey term, would be Stephane Dion centering for Jack Layton and Gilles Duceppe. But that was then and this is now.

Here's what Now looks like. The Tories fail to get a majority in May and when Parliament reconvenes they fail to win a vote of confidence following another attempt at a budget.

Michael Ignatieff reaches for his posterior and pulls out a piece of paper with a lot of signatures on it. They all have one thing in common. None of them are members of the Conservative party. All of them are members of parties that lost.

Some could call it a coalition of losers. But it would be a coalition that could easily win the day with the Governor General.

This time the GG could not allow Stephen Harper to prorogue or to have another election so soon after the previous one. He would have to take seriously the notion that this cast of characters now in opposition could between them have the numbers to sustain power for a period 18 months to two years.

Stephen Harper with a minority government facing the opposition he has now and is likely to have after this election wouldn't have much of an argument to counter the Coalition forces. What's Stephen Harper going to say? "Your Excellency. Give me a chance to dissolve Parliament, declare Martial Law and we can make this country purr like a Ferrari."

And you can stop laughing now.

The problem with this joke is it's no joke. Before Christmas of this year one of the most successful economies on the planet could be in the hands of three people who should never be allowed near the National Vault. Can you imagine a scenario where Michael Ignatieff is the Prime Minister, Jack Layton is the finance minister?

His highest priority would be keeping his eyes on his BlackBerry, where Gilles Duceppe is updating the Separatist Shopping list every hour.

The crystal clear message to the West would be “Create your own Bloc Quebecois.” That’s the only way to have real clout in Ottawa.

The Black Hole scenario along with the decaying of the Daddy Dalton brand is why the Tories ought to be able to crush the Liberals in the Greater Toronto Area. That would be the key to snatching victory from Michael Ignatieff who at this moment is channeling Mick Jagger. " I see a Red Door and I want to paint it Black."

Comments

[Frank Goldberg]

Right On! This hits the entire Election 2011 Farce right on the head.
And the analogy to Egypt is similar. Only in Egypt the people went crazy - in Canada the MPs did.
And both countries will probably wind right back where they were at the start.

[lenny bloom]

Once again, the aged Adler sux and blows at the same time. Adler runs for the hills when ample evidence shows Harper wanted a coalition-see Ducepes piece of paper Charles
I know your lazy and selective when it comes to research and facts
The detritus that makes up silly Adler nation should realize that it was Paul Martin that got our financial house in order and regulated the banks.

Harper comes to power-drops 2% on the GST (really smart during a recession. Harper blows the surplus. Harper buys useless planes when as anyone knows, and for far cheaper he could have bought drones
And let's not forget the pork barelling. I am sure Tony Clement in his riding loves it.
You sound like a shrill member of that faux populist movement The Tea Party Charles. Once again Adler nation is selective with the facts and deludes itself that Harper nation is a good economic steward-dream on--and continue to suck and blow Charles--your an expert on it

[Paul Watkins]

0 Heather Mallick!
Surely you jest!

[John vanderveen]

If Conservatives don't get a majority- supposedly opposition forms a "government" (because the total votes accumulated from all 3 opposition parties exceed the Conservative's votes) then I think it will be time for the BLOCK WEST. This is Ignatieff's view on democracy. Well it wasn't me who voted for it. Hey we can ask Harper to be the President of the BLOCK WEST. I have had enough of this bull excrement. I liked the black hole and red door play on words and music: it is EXACT.
It seems the opposition is only clear on one thing- to get into power, and forget about the country, we're in power!! Why is there never a platform from the liberals? Because they don't have one, and they don't care!! All they care about is getting into power. We'll send iggy back to his writing desk at harvard. or wherever. He can be happy there.
And why oh why is the BQ even involved. Or the CBC even "valued" and funded?... Not MY voice.
Speaking of my voice. I'm tired of layton telling us "WE" (Canadians) want this or that. I didn't tell him I wanted this or that. Don't speak for me if you haven't asked me what I want.
There's so much more Chuck but it's time for bed, have to get up early to make more money to pay my taxes.

[david henman]

...ah, the politics of fear. that keeps the conservative heart beating.

[Mark]

What's with all the fear-mongering? Parliamentary law allows for coalitions so what is the problem? Harper is an autocrat wannabe and would, if he could, declare martial law and sieze power in an instant. This dictator needs to be stopped at all costs, including a coalition. By the way, "The crystal clear message to the West would be “Create your own Bloc Quebecois.” That’s the only way to have real clout in Ottawa"?? What exactly do you think the Conservative/Reform/Alliance Party already is? Charles, you need to stop drinking the neo-con kool-aid!

[blair lansdell]

right on charles as usual

[phil]

Yeah, you go Chuck, flabby-arsed waterboy for team Harper that you are.

[Joseph]

Iggy's education million billion:

This will do for education what a billion a year does for the CBC.
Doesn't increase the value of the product, but does create a never ending dependance on the government to remain viable.
This would suck every ounce of inspiration out of the universities and colleges to compete providing the best education, and instill the need to pack the first year classes with as many cattle as possible to get their piece of the government handout.
It will dumb these institutions down.

[Pat Patrick]

It's not a question of Igula feeling that he has to serve Canada. The document that he signed in 2008 is still in effect and it is a legally binding document.

[8494]

I think Iggy was able to weasel out of his coalition position by having Bob Rae whisper in his ear saying "You can say you won't be part of the coalition because you'll just hand the reins over to me, after the next conservative minority, and I'll go to the Governor General and take over the control of government by way of a coalition with the NDP and Bloc, and pay the blackmail money to Quebec. This way you can say you had nothing to do with it". Iggy says "I think this will work...Heh,heh,heh!
Lucky Canada.

[Kris]

Charles,

Please get you dear leader Harper to talk about real issues. And yo have a duty to ask the relevant questions. Pls NO MORE BS about coalition, which is all legal and you should know that.
So, we do not want more prisons or airplanes.
We want the government - Steven Harper to answer the questions, and provide full disclosure to how much is it going to cost?
We want to ask him why is he showing such a contempt for the House of Commons and by extension contempt for the people and for democracy? Why is he such a LIAR breaking all election promises. DO YOU REMEMBER THE INCOME TRUSTS BIGGEST LIE and causing huge financial hardship for the people loosing ~$35bln dollars?
Now he just unveiled another CON-BS. He will allow families income splitting, but ONLY when the budget is balanced, and that may be ~ 2015, or never, and he will be long time gone from politics. Why can't you take to task your DEAR LEADER on this issue instead of pounding about LEGAL coalition. I guess you are just reading from the CON's CRAP book when you repeat bunch of lies often and for a long time people will take it as a TRUTH.
Your show and all of the CORUS radio is full of commie style propaganda. I used to have a respect for you and Roy Green, but last few years, I think all of you subscribed to the CON's ideology (prereq for the job), and you drink way too much BLUE COOL-AID with some funny stuff in it. By now you should now, that the issues of this country are not just blue or red they have lots of different shades in between that you just don't care about.

[Eli]

This guy is an absolute turd.