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Ignatieff and the coalition: Curioser and curioser

by Paul Wells on Monday, March 23, 2009 2:02pm - 24 Comments

This post by Colleague Coyne, on Michael Ignatieff’s contradictory statements and actions regarding December’s coalition unpleasantness, has been the most-viewed Maclean’s blog post over the past seven days. Oddly, page views had shrunk nearly to zero by Thursday but they have picked up substantially over the weekend. And no outside website is driving traffic to the post.

The only reasonable explanation is that somebody has emailed a link to Andrew’s blog post to thousands of people. So if any Liberals thought they’d be able to avoid facing questions about the coalition thing, whenever an election comes, I get the distinct impression somebody else thinks otherwise.

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  • Critical Reasoning

    Two words: Charles Adler.

  • sophiageffros

    *Someone*
    Anyone want to take bets on which party that *someone* belongs to?
    *someone* with access to a massive e-mail list.
    hmmmm. *rolls eyes*

  • http://www.jackmitchell.ca Jack Mitchell

    Hmm, perhaps this also explains the success of that “What Women Want” post.

    • http://www.jackmitchell.ca Jack Mitchell

      er, What Women Don’t Want

  • Dot

    Yug-it / ydok trying to figure out the spam filter by trial and error.

    • http://coyne kc

      YR 2nd guess might be right. Wouldn’t be surprised if he isn’t delivering flyers door to door.

  • Wascally Wabbit

    He’s managed to dig a big hole for himself on several matters recently – especially since he is going to need some sort of coalition support to move into 22 Sussex (this party – as is – is not ready for a prime time majority from the Canadain people).
    More fundamentally, there is a groundswell of scepticism forming within the party that he and his renewal plan is nothing more than a cynical attempt to swell the coffers for the campaign chest – while the fundamental changes – OMOV / dialogue with the grassroots and input into the policy making process – will be throttled by Senator Smith and the same old suspects!

    • http://coyne kc

      Ah, the only thing libs hate more than cons succeeding, is other libs succeeding

    • Richard

      Stephen Harper might actually let Ignatieff to move into 22 Sussex. It would allow him to keep closer tabs on him, from the Prime Minister’s residence, which is at 24 Sussex.

      • Paul Wells

        Actually Google Maps puts 22 Sussex at the sidewalk in front of 24. The French Embassy, which is next door, and gorgeous, is at 42. Mathematics becomes non-Euclidean that close to a black hole.

        • Wascally Wabbit

          Tell you what boys – I rather be caught in a dumb typo on a street address – than have to backtrack on my statements on the Tar Sands in a week where Andrew Nikiforuk and David Suzuki are going to wake up the Main Stream Media AND the Canadian public on what the Tar Sands really mean – and how much government compliance has been invested into ignoring the OTHER environmental problems there!

          • SAB

            OH LIGHTEN UP!

        • Critical Reasoning

          Mathematics becomes non-Euclidean that close to a black hole.

          LOL!

        • Wayne

          Now that’s funny Paul!

    • Canuckistanian

      he needs coalition support to move next door to the prime minister?

      • Canuckistanian

        darn, beat me to it ;-)

  • Wascally Wabbit

    Correction – the only thing we hate more than neocons are folks with feet of clay being sold as saviours who can walk on water!

    • archangel

      You Wascal — are you in cahoots with Rayne ?

      • Wascally Wabbit

        Cahoots with Rayne?
        Heck – I’d get into bed with Coyne right now to flush out a stacked deck or two!

  • Dot

    Meet Disney’s new Miley Cyrus seems to be giving the Coyne blog a run for its money.

    • Critical Reasoning

      No doubt those nefarious Disney mass-emails are causing the page views to skyrocket.

    • Richard

      It’s those damned private broadcasters. So much for Canadian content. (**snicker**)

  • SAB

    Ignatieff can claim with some credibility that the coalition threat was designed to spur the government into action (oh yeah which it did).

    The “coalition with the separatists” is likely to be a fairly effective line though; if I was a Liberal strategists I’d be spending some time honing my response to that particular line of attack.

  • peter

    Tip for CRG…following the success of: “Stephan Dion. Not a leader. ”

    “Michael Ignatieff. Not a resident”…the flip flops are seemingly a matter of occupational pride…and niether party seems immune.

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