The bluster about the "Coalitions".

I have heard several times now the comparison between the Lib, NDP, and Bloc COALITION, and the Conservative merger of political parties into one as being the same.  As gently as I can I call this HOGWASH!! Anyone with an once of sense in their head sees the difference, the Conservatives ran as a party, the Coalition did NOT. So to compare an amalgamated and cohesive party like the CPC to a compilation of parties like the Coalition is simple nonsense, an extremely weak justification for what it really was, which was a power grab or coup to overthrow the government.

That brings me to a second argument I've heard, that the 2004 letter to the GG was a coalition letter.  There is nothing in this letter, or as far as I know the arrangement, that puts Socialists in the Cabinet, and gives the Separatists power to hold it all together (a great term I saw yesterday called this "Bloc-mailing" the Coalition.)  Which is completely contrary to the agreement between the Libs and NDP, and we haven't even heard what he offered Gilles to get his "Confidence"  Hey wait, isn't that almost like influence peddling?  It should be pointed out that in 2004 there was no wrangling "to bring down the Government", but opened an option to avoid another election. 2008 was just the opposite, it was a ploy to take over Government and subvert the election by purchasing confidence of the Coalition members.

So a couple of reasons occurred to me why Duceppe went on after PM Harper yesterday and railed about the 2004 letter;

1. He unequivocally WANTS the Liberals to gain power where they never could.

2. He was mad the the Conservatives didn't offer anything but cooperation in the 2004 letter.

3. He will say ANYTHING to try and gets what he wants.

I think you would be a fool to rule out another coalition if the Conservatives don't gain a Majority, and it will hurt Canadians to have to pay for it.

Check out all the documents and video footage on Hatrock"s cave to compare 2004 to 2008.  It seems that Jack and Gilles have selective memories.

That's what it all looks like to me.

Bob