tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post4926140334177876255..comments2023-10-25T07:29:40.789-02:30Comments on UNCLE GNARLEY: CAN THE TORY SHIP-WRECK BE SALVAGED? (PART II)Des Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02566013585647491614noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-82485418926942425882014-01-30T05:48:27.191-03:302014-01-30T05:48:27.191-03:30Yes, it seems like a blow to the powers that be, l...Yes, it seems like a blow to the powers that be, like the Bond Papers, but what is the end goal of this blogosphere, really? These online rum-diarys reaffirm that old feeling that gubberment is out to do us in, and we are powerless, add some maybe-facts/smart-talk, and perpetuate the info-barage that keeps everyone reading something and nobody doing anything. Like Penney and Vardy, they are all in the game for themselves. Des likes to come off like a renegade or something, but really him and rebel Ed Hollett should just pull the anti-muskrats together to stop the bleeding. NO, thats not showbiz, nor good agit-prop, so we don't go there. They are all barking about the slaughter in indignation, but ready to lap up the blood when it spills. Managing the fallout the liberals call it. These COMMON-HERO BLOGS are the only thing preserving the illusion of two parties (yes, the NDP is DEAD, and know one cares, like when God died in Time magazine in the 80's). These blogs serve no solutions. Instead of writing a book, challenging legislation, teaming up with ANYONE off the island with half a clue...why work in a vacuum....hmmm me thinks Des and Ed are just plain full of themselves. Not quite full of shit (yet), but so full of themselves, they can offer no solution, and are indeed a problem in fact, like Cabana was a problem. These meritless challengers go out alone to be slain, as distraction, as a psychological deterrant to true dissent. For those of you who read the blogs please understand that none of this translates into real dissent or patriotism or solutions. How long will these scribbling schmucks writhe and fume about our issues? As long as you listen - same as VOCM. Same thing, concepts to perpetuate the poverty mindset of our underpopulated nation. VOCM is welfare journalism - these blogs are like some dole from a religion you'd like to trust, but can't. Makes us happy for now, but what is the real deal? No doubt, the blogs serve a purpose, but do not directly serve anyones interests only the powers that be. They both know MUSKRAT OVERLOAD is the best way to totally sicken us of the debate by spring. So, why do it? A good article once a month, a nice piece, rather than this semi-daily masturbation would be more effective, but less EGO-BOOSTING. {Cashin Delaney - Professional Arsehole}Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-29971519814352385512014-01-27T17:23:34.205-03:302014-01-27T17:23:34.205-03:30You must be getting a thousand hits per day on thi...You must be getting a thousand hits per day on this site. Someone is interested. Keep it up. Others take a smack at the sorrowful lot that run our affairs, but none says it like you. How I keep looking forward to your next piece.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-82185621892287898902014-01-27T13:47:35.456-03:302014-01-27T13:47:35.456-03:30Des, You are so articulate!
Donna ThistleDes, You are so articulate! <br />Donna ThistleSister Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15085359813769967990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-50250251520491271742014-01-27T12:06:23.475-03:302014-01-27T12:06:23.475-03:30Mr. Sullivan, you write about the most significan...Mr. Sullivan, you write about the most significant and important shortcomings of this administration and I applaud your frank assessment of the sorry state we find ourselves in. At a moment when we ought to be celebrating our status as a "have" province, this administration is quickly driving the bus toward "have not" status. Their inability to manage expenditures….. their short-sighted approach to the oil revenues they had at their disposal and mostly squandered in a bid to stay popular….. their usurping of the PUB's authority….. their creation of that two-headed monster(NALCOR)…... their monopolization of energy sales….all of this comes from the people who carried the cry of "no more giveaways" to victory, time and time again. One can't help but compare it to the great Five Year Plans of the old USSR…it was all fluff and no substance.<br /><br />I fervently hope that somebody…. anybody….on the government side will come forward and stand up for the province. Even that newly-minted Liberal, Paul Lane, continues to extol the virtues of Muskrat Falls….a situation I find disconcerting, as a sometimes Liberal myself. In my opinion, Mr. Ball is making a mistake to bring someone like that on board and it may cause a lot of people to reassess his judgement.<br /><br />The floundering ship that is the PC government is going down, of that there is no doubt, but if the Liberals don't want to simply be the ones changing the decks, they need to be bold, assertive, and as insistent as you and I that the first priority of the new Premier should be to put a complete halt to the Muskrat Falls project. Closing the barn door, by revoking Bill 29, after the next election, will not change or reverse the irrevocable damage to the economy the completion of this project is going to cause. <br /><br />Time for someone is the PC administration to stand up and also time for the Leader of the Opposition to devote all of his energy to getting the MF deal put on hold.Cyril Rogersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-71531650620806873732014-01-27T08:15:56.227-03:302014-01-27T08:15:56.227-03:30The litmus test for the new premier, and the recyl...The litmus test for the new premier, and the recylced cabinet is for the immediate release of 2 essential pieces of information by Nalcor. The first is the Power Purchase Agreement between the Muskrat Falls Corporation and Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro. This agreement should spell out the energy and capacity which we will be garunteed over the 50 year life of the project. It should also document what we will pay. But it should also document what damages NLH can recover in the event of non delivery by either the generation, or the transmission. <br /><br />The second piece of critical information is what are the current cost estimates. Where the hell are they, and how can Nalcor justify 14 months of silence on what this project will cost. The city is amock with rumors of considerable cost over-runs, conversion of contracts to reimbursable, and other issues. Where is this information. <br /><br />The test for the PC party is how many of you have asked these questions of yourselves. How many have asked this question of the new premier. <br /><br />Remember... it is the role of governemnt to protect the taxpayer. This is your duty. <br /><br />It is a scandal that this information is not in the public domain. The energy act of 2007, and how it embedded Nalcor in secrecy, will be the PC's legacy in 20 years from now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com