Reformers Rising Again In Alberta?

It's interesting to see the Reformers rising up again...I missed them. It is Reform that got PM Harper into office, and it looks like it is going to be Reformers that get Wildrose into office as well.

Liberals/NDP mock Reformers and Albertans as rednecked, neanderthals. Good, I like being different from lefties. They underestimate us all the time. They call us heartless, dumb, religious (is that supposed to be an insult?), gun loving, stupid....the list is endless. Then they show their true tolerant selves. 

The tweet: “If @ElectDanielle likes young and growing families so much, why doesn’t she have children of her own?  #wrp family pack = insincere” – Amanda Wilkie, "Executive Assistant to the Executive Director of the Office of the Premier (Southern Alberta Office)". March 30, 2012 (via Twitter).

As you can see from the posting, from Danielle Smith's response, it is the Wildrose that are tolerant. These are the supposed "Alberta Progressive Conservatives". There is nothing "Conservative" about them anymore.

The first ones to understand this were the Reformers. Never doubt that Albertans can smell a rat in a field full of wheat, this province is rat free, or it will be after this election when we exterminate them. Do not assume that the "senior" Conservatives will not change their votes. They are the most astute voters, they are least likely to be fooled by fakes, and they will not tolerate phonies.

Another example of the tolerant left is right here:

That is what happened to one of my Wildrose signs last night. Probably kids? Then why was only a Wildrose sign damaged? This next picture shows you my surviving sign, and that the PC signs next door were perfectly fine, no damage.

 

What did happen is the opposite of what the sign bandits wanted. First of all, it made me more likely to vote Wildrose, as well as my son, who was leaning Liberal. Second, my neighbours noticed the damage, and one will now be voting Wildrose for sure, and the one with the PC sign is now thinking of voting Wildrose as well. So, all in all, one torn up Wildrose sign, might end up gaining them 3 or more votes.  In this election, every vote counts. Go Wildrose!

MP's Back Home, Don't Leave Them Guessing!

Your MP's are back home and supposedly ready to hear from you, so don't let them down. Call up your MP and ask about things like the human rights commissions, the gun registry, the Canadian wheat board, and my favorite, the CBC.

Now that the Conservatives have a majority, like them know what you expect. We voted with our hearts, now it's time to hold them to delivering what we want. So far, they are talking but not delivering. I am willing to wait until September when Parliament resumes to see what they are up to, but so far, I have not been impressed.

Invite your MP to your community barbeque, see if he/she comes, even for a few minutes, if they don't, you better see them on TV giving a rousing speech to hundreds of people. They are here to represent you, the voter, not to live large on their salaries while ignoring you.

My MP has come to our community party a few times, but according to the party organizer, he is busy this year. I can understand that, what I can not understand is that he did not personally phone her to tell her he couldn't make it, his secretary phoned instead.

I am worried that since the Conservatives have gained their wished for majority, they are now forgetting their "reform" roots, and are acting like liberals. Let them know what you expect, it was the loud "reformers" who got them in touch with the voters, but many Conservative boards have now been taken over by "conservatives" because being Liberal isn't working for them. It's time we looked at the makeup of those boards an make sure that "reformers" still have a voice.

To my MP, if you read this, at least call Vera to apologize for not being able to attend the barbeque, don't let your secretary be your voice. All Conservatives need to hold their MP's to account, let them know what you want to see happen for the next 4 years, don't leave them guessing!