Good Bye and Good Riddance Paul Martin

I find Liberal views most comfortable but the problem with the Liberal party but sometimes they run such miserable campaigns that it leaves me no choice but to oppose them. Paul Martin is not attempting to minimize the damage his crew has done to the liberal campaign, and has put all his cards on the table to try to pull out a miracle. The Liberals have a good platform, the economy is strong, and Canadians don't want Stephen Harper as the next Prime Minister. But somehow the Liberals are poised to go lower than John Turner's 28% in 1984.

The Liberals arguments for being re-elected are weak.

4. The anti-military ad eliminated any chance of Paul Martin keeping his job. Conservatives always have whined the government is anti-military because of low funding. But many soldiers do support Canada's foreign policy (ex. Romeo Dallaire) and are glad we are fighting the right war in Afghanistan and avoided Iraq. But with that ad it's tough to argue the Liberals aren't anti-military.

3. At the debate with two weeks go before election, Paul Martin suggests to drastically change how Canada operates by removing the notwithstanding clause. No leader responds because they don't know what his plans are or even how it would done without involving the provinces. (Desperate)

2. In the final throes of the campaign instead of maintaining his voting base and motivating Canadians to vote Liberal- he brings out the A-bomb. No other issue is more divisive in Canada and the conservatives have publicly stated they won't bring it up. Bring the issues the Conservatives have made a public stance on; Kyoto, gun control, first nations agreement, international affairs, missile defense, and the conservatives plan to increase taxes for Canada's lowest tax bracket. Canadians are tired of the secret agenda, attack the real conservative party. Also, this whole abortion issue is a strategy conceived by Toronto Liberals. I've heard them say it before that it would be an excellent idea to fight a campaign on. Now we will see how low the liberals go. This debate doesn't help the country and weak strategies like this drive potential voters away from the liberals. The more people see the Liberal party is dominated by Toronto elites, the harder it is for Canadians who live in the "hinterlands" to support the Liberals. If all the Liberals seats are in big cities of Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver how are the Liberals going to mount a comeback next election, after they abandoned the rest of the country?

1. Paul Martin will go down in Canadian history as the most anti-American Prime Minister this country has ever had. It's allright to be tough with them over issues like softwood lumber and climate change. But the commercial that mentions Canadians shouldn't vote for Harper because it will make Bush happy, is the only time I know of where a Prime Minister has attacked a sitting American President directly.

Saying all that I have a strong Liberal in my riding and the conservative is a nut, so I personally will vote Liberal.