tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post4846621731824216942..comments2023-10-25T07:29:40.789-02:30Comments on UNCLE GNARLEY: IS DWIGHT BALL PLAYING IT TOO SAFE?Des Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02566013585647491614noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-20579457014434124432014-06-18T11:47:33.058-02:302014-06-18T11:47:33.058-02:30And a set of "balls" would be an asset. ...And a set of "balls" would be an asset. How can Ball or anyone for that matter, say that the Muskrat Falls project can't be stopped...when not a single person outside the pc CAUCUS (AND I DOUBT EVEN MANY OF THEM) know what the actual expenditure is up to now, and what it is proposed to be in the end. Until we know that, no one can say whether or not muskrat falls can or should be stopped. Which, my friends, is exactly why the PC's and Danny Williams enacted the laws to prevent us from knowing. Ball will be as bad, if not worse, than Dunderdale... What a fiasco! I wonder if true leadership will EVER return to Newfoundland. Time for Labrador to opt out and get on with our own mistakes... at least we would only have ourselves to blame!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-75362967771694323632014-06-16T17:17:50.454-02:302014-06-16T17:17:50.454-02:30How about the University's acquisition of the ...How about the University's acquisition of the former Battery Hotel? For what purpose? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-33103372223908242592014-06-16T17:16:20.384-02:302014-06-16T17:16:20.384-02:30Dwight Ball is a good man but needs to grow a back...Dwight Ball is a good man but needs to grow a backbone!!<br />Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14426047801314706063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-82634650859233933052014-06-16T12:23:12.476-02:302014-06-16T12:23:12.476-02:30Boring politicians?
It's about time NLpoli ha...Boring politicians?<br /><br />It's about time NLpoli had a few. It's had too many Glorious Leaders, White Knights, and Saviours in the past.<br /><br />Bring on the boring.WJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070910923518931583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-72908620088613131222014-06-16T10:00:09.221-02:302014-06-16T10:00:09.221-02:30Anonymous, Clyde Wells did not say that. Brian Pec...Anonymous, Clyde Wells did not say that. Brian Peckford did. In fact, what Peckford said was that he knew what had to be done, but did not have the "necessary ruthlessness" to do it. Wells, however, did have the necessary ruthlessness for the needed cuts, as well as the creative vision to establish the Economic Recovery Commission.<br />Interested Partyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14674746756645469455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-85124659169880216172014-06-16T09:49:42.205-02:302014-06-16T09:49:42.205-02:30Dwight Ball, (Newfoundland's own Dash Riprock)...Dwight Ball, (Newfoundland's own Dash Riprock) and Frank Coleman ( Barney Rubble's portrayal of Sleepy Dwarf) have certainly have one thing in common! "Boring politicians" - if I can use that term "politician" very loosely, most especially in Coleman's case.<br /><br />OMG! Seriously, can you imagine the four years of politics in Newfoundland after the next general election? Dwight's makeup and wardrobe people give him the thumbs up and he stands, looks directly at the House cameras, to tell all Newfoundlanders that Foggy and Snowy weather is lovely and he is looking at selling some of our Fog and Snow to less privileged people on our wonderful earth. Dwight sits down and the cameras turn and zoom in on Coleman who is sound asleep, with his cell phone at his ear and he can be heard mumbling something like, "Dam Dominion and Sobeys!"<br /><br />This is not going to be fun and the astute politician minding Newfoundlanders will be no more! Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009185526097730661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-84672489684657660062014-06-16T09:14:43.442-02:302014-06-16T09:14:43.442-02:30I agree with the views you have put forward. At th...I agree with the views you have put forward. At the very least, Dwight Ball needs to make sure the people of the province will have an opportunity to see the full story on such disastrous projects as Muskrat Fall. While canning the project may not be feasible, he should at the very lease provide full disclosure on the financial and other impacts for the province. And where it is shown that incompetence and miss management by individuals behind the project brought on this array of problems, they will be dealt with in due course. <br /><br />There is no magic bullet to solve the many problems that face the province, but an open and steady resolve to grapple the issues, will go a long way in trying to improve the current situation and lesson the pain for all. The PC party has squandered hundreds of millions of dollars and where did that get us. It's time to regroup and set a course that is sustainable and one that will hopefully show promise for the many graduates who want to work and make a life at home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-19707314385795714532014-06-16T08:50:34.422-02:302014-06-16T08:50:34.422-02:30Who is "Catherine" Wynne?Who is "Catherine" Wynne?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-35873132266855905482014-06-16T08:43:58.488-02:302014-06-16T08:43:58.488-02:30Clyde Wells once said he knew exactly what had to ...Clyde Wells once said he knew exactly what had to be done for Newfoundland, but he just did not have the political will to do it. The next 5-10 years will be critical in Newfoundland's history as the discussion will have to change from the survival of rural Newfoundland, to how do we effectiently euthanize the many small communities that now only home seniors and the unemployed. This is the discussion that no one wants to have, but is one that we must start to consider. The social impacts of caring for communities of 80 year olds, whose children live thousands of kilometers away, is just starting to manifest itself. It will be a major issue in a decade, in 2 decades it will be a crisis. <br /><br />Aside from our demographics we also need someone to wake up and look at our irrational spending habit. From 400 million investments for new science buildings at MUN, to the unpredcendented increase in the size of the public service we need to have a full stop. We need to objectively look at the sustainability of our spending. It is not sustainable. <br /><br />This PC government of the past 10 years has been a disaster on almost every major file. they have spent like sailors, with little to show. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com