The Opposition.
I love it when Dippers and Tories get involved. They think they know everything. Some random guy (wouldn't even leave his name) - well, I assume it was a guy - posted a comment about how I think Ben Chin is the right choice for Toronto Danforth. He said that because of the proposed new energy plant in the port lands, Ben Chin shouldn't win. He also said that he would be a "patsy" to the Premier because Ben worked for him for a few months.
I don't know if he's a Tory or a Dipper, but I assume he's a Dipper. Why? Because he brought up their two talking points. They have nothing else on Ben (aside from "Chin" not being Korean enough for them) and so they bring up these two issues. Let me address them.
First off, in case anyone didn't know, Toronto is going to run out of energy. We don't have enough to accomodate the amount of growth we're expecting, especially in the downtown core. Yes, there is a defunct plant already in the port, but it's DEFUNCT. We need a new plant that will produce the energy we need more efficiently and in a greener way. The old plant should be torn down and new one built to suit the needs of a more environmentally friendly and energy hungry population. Why this is a problem, I don't know. Maybe there's a fiscal argument somewhere, but I can't imagine the tax-and-spend dippers having an issue with that and for the Tories, well, we're in the homestretch of balancing a budget they they lied about being in deficit, so I don't think they're anywhere near qualified to make that argument.
As for Ben's nasty past as a staffer for the Premier - he was a communications advisor for a few months, mostly to get him acquainted with the ways of Queen's Park and to get him ready for the run. Now listen - it's important that you pay close attention to this, oh anonymous commenter: Ben is a Liberal. Shocker! Him having had experience at Queen's Park, for the governing party, can only be good for the residents of Toronto-Danforth. Too long they have been voiceless in government - almost 11 years without government representation, and for such an integral part of Toronto - it's time that they had someone who knows the riding (Ben has lived there for eons) and who has the confidence of their consituents. Going door-to-door has shown me and many colleagues that Ben has cross-party support simply because he has dignity, integrity and clearly, the ear of the Premier. Since when is that a bad thing for a riding? Ben chose to be a Liberal, and he's going to win on the Liberal platform. If that's the criteria required to make you a patsy for the Premier, well, then I suppose you could call the entire government, at any time in history (including under Bob Rae and Mike Harris) a patsy for their Premier.
Anonymous commenter - if you want to have a real debate about Ben Chin, you'll need to come up with something more than how Toronto needs more green energy and how he's a Liberal with multi-party, multi-class, multi-ethnic support, mmmkay?
In Other News...
I'm going waaaaay up north next week. Then, the week after that, I'm going waaaay down south. I'm a globe-trotter!
Nothing much else happening. Just chillin' and grillin' as my friend and yours (if you have a bar-b-que) Bobby Flay would say.
That's it.
I don't know if he's a Tory or a Dipper, but I assume he's a Dipper. Why? Because he brought up their two talking points. They have nothing else on Ben (aside from "Chin" not being Korean enough for them) and so they bring up these two issues. Let me address them.
First off, in case anyone didn't know, Toronto is going to run out of energy. We don't have enough to accomodate the amount of growth we're expecting, especially in the downtown core. Yes, there is a defunct plant already in the port, but it's DEFUNCT. We need a new plant that will produce the energy we need more efficiently and in a greener way. The old plant should be torn down and new one built to suit the needs of a more environmentally friendly and energy hungry population. Why this is a problem, I don't know. Maybe there's a fiscal argument somewhere, but I can't imagine the tax-and-spend dippers having an issue with that and for the Tories, well, we're in the homestretch of balancing a budget they they lied about being in deficit, so I don't think they're anywhere near qualified to make that argument.
As for Ben's nasty past as a staffer for the Premier - he was a communications advisor for a few months, mostly to get him acquainted with the ways of Queen's Park and to get him ready for the run. Now listen - it's important that you pay close attention to this, oh anonymous commenter: Ben is a Liberal. Shocker! Him having had experience at Queen's Park, for the governing party, can only be good for the residents of Toronto-Danforth. Too long they have been voiceless in government - almost 11 years without government representation, and for such an integral part of Toronto - it's time that they had someone who knows the riding (Ben has lived there for eons) and who has the confidence of their consituents. Going door-to-door has shown me and many colleagues that Ben has cross-party support simply because he has dignity, integrity and clearly, the ear of the Premier. Since when is that a bad thing for a riding? Ben chose to be a Liberal, and he's going to win on the Liberal platform. If that's the criteria required to make you a patsy for the Premier, well, then I suppose you could call the entire government, at any time in history (including under Bob Rae and Mike Harris) a patsy for their Premier.
Anonymous commenter - if you want to have a real debate about Ben Chin, you'll need to come up with something more than how Toronto needs more green energy and how he's a Liberal with multi-party, multi-class, multi-ethnic support, mmmkay?
In Other News...
I'm going waaaaay up north next week. Then, the week after that, I'm going waaaay down south. I'm a globe-trotter!
Nothing much else happening. Just chillin' and grillin' as my friend and yours (if you have a bar-b-que) Bobby Flay would say.
That's it.
posted by WitMistress at 10:15 AM
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