tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307966824453528111.post8018161763096906768..comments2018-10-08T12:34:36.569-07:00Comments on Bob J's Rants: It's a Bad IdeaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692604502211912135noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307966824453528111.post-37041987960952493502011-05-30T11:42:03.408-07:002011-05-30T11:42:03.408-07:00I agreeI agreeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13692604502211912135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307966824453528111.post-83392590512406106242011-05-30T11:02:40.052-07:002011-05-30T11:02:40.052-07:00While I agree in principle, there are ordinary cit...While I agree in principle, there are ordinary citizens in Quebec who do indeed wish to be a separate nation. Those are the people that present the danger if they get fired up bu a misguided politician (Layton in this case). Granted, they have lost every attempt to do so, but there is always a risk that it may succeed. Imagine the damage if they succeed just once?<br /><br />That makes Jack Layton's possible stoking of those separatist fires all the more unforgivable. By winning he has gone straight to pandering to those who elected him - a relatively new NDP constituency. For political gain, this is a low payoff for a big risk for the country.<br /><br />In the end I suspect this may backfire on Layton, even without the specter of separation becoming real.Dean Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11066401247207928143noreply@blogger.com