tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post9115715747659434872..comments2023-10-25T07:29:40.789-02:30Comments on UNCLE GNARLEY: WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN JOHN C. CROSBIE?Des Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02566013585647491614noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-86907907327595834622014-06-08T20:36:05.901-02:302014-06-08T20:36:05.901-02:30Great column, John and I very much enjoyed it. We...Great column, John and I very much enjoyed it. We forwarded it to our nine grandchildren.<br /><br />Jane & John CrosbieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-38218541376335581662014-06-05T13:09:12.022-02:302014-06-05T13:09:12.022-02:30I was intrigued, but not totally surprised, by Mr....I was intrigued, but not totally surprised, by Mr. Crosbie's comments about the state of the PC Party in the province. It demonstrates what so many many people are thinking but don't have the courage to voice publicly….a state of affairs I attribute to the mafia-like machinations of this party and its leaders during the past 10 years.<br /><br />Like you, I am baffled by Mr. Crosbie's endorsement of the Muskrat Falls deal, in light of the obvious flaws in the project. I can only hope that he is merely blinded by the government's propaganda machine, although that does not fit with Mr. Crosbie's persona. I am of the opinion that people with money to invest are going to gain a lot of personal or company wealth with this development….. and that is mainly why many in the business community are keeping quiet. I find that disconcerting and a sad commentary on what it means to be a proud Newfoundlander. It is, from my perspective, a sell out of our own people.Cyril Rogersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-5455826062312398782014-06-05T10:24:41.211-02:302014-06-05T10:24:41.211-02:30As usual, I find your comments both entertaining a...As usual, I find your comments both entertaining and enlightening. Danny boy should learn to stand back and let the executive of the party run the business. He had his day and that day is long gone. His performance while he thinks was nothing short of stellar, was nothing more than good fortune given the price of oil during his reign. As pointed out in the above comment, where did all the money go?? <br /><br />Then you have his hand picked replacement, Kathy Dunderdale and we know where that got us and her in the end. Now he has hand picked Frank Coleman and in doing so removed all possibility of another contender having a fair and democratic opportunity to run for the leadership of the party and become premier. On that note, his recent comments in the Telegram, in response to John Crosbie was laudable. It went something along the lines of, when no one ran against him for the top job, there was nothing wrong with it, and things worked out just fine. I guess in his way of thinking, if it was good for the goose, then it's good for every other gander out there, "provided" he gets to hand pick from the flock. What a sad little man he is and even more sad, the fact that the party allowed this to happen.<br /><br />Looking at who we have running the province and how they are handling matters such as Nalcor is to say the least very concerning. Shea's resignation and Marshall's announcement that he's gone as soon as Frank Coleman sits in his chair, is but another example of just how much damage has been done and how bad things have gotten. I guess it paints a picture of rats jumping off of a sinking ship. Frank Coleman is not going to save the party and neither is he going to stick around as leader of the opposition following an election. Perhaps he should stick to paving roads or then again maybe not, given his performance in Labrador. <br /><br />Look forward to your next commentary. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-74258275111311559952014-06-05T09:23:28.179-02:302014-06-05T09:23:28.179-02:30I pondered the same question. Why didn't Mr. C...I pondered the same question. Why didn't Mr. Crosbie speak up sooner? It appears that the governing party is on the ropes and is going to lose the next election. I also find it strange that he endorsed the Muskrat Falls project. It makes no fiscal sense to me at all. The die hard supporters of the project are hanging their hopes on the fact that in 2041 the power contract with Hydro Quebec will be over, and we will be able to re-route that 5000 megawatts into the United States. (whoops...the line they are building won't handle that much power) <br />Maybe there will be a miracle, and the Americans will stop burning coal, and shale gas.<br />Start praying now, or we're shagged.rodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013428847456017023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-8828938974858919552014-06-05T09:13:45.952-02:302014-06-05T09:13:45.952-02:30The speech given by crosbie marked the epitath of ...The speech given by crosbie marked the epitath of the Danny Williams legacy. The shine has come off Williams in the past 6 months. The public has awakened and now see his political record for what it is. 20 Billion of oil revenue spent on what? Increased public debt? Inflated public sector, and the creation of the legarthic Nalcor. <br /><br />In watching the Nalcor AGM yesterday the same old language from Ed Martin is growing tired. Rhetoric of mamoth dividends, with no real evidence of the same. The reality is that Nalcor are doing less with more. The net revenue in 2013 is less than that from the 2000-2003 period, adjusted with inflation. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com