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D.V. Webb's avatar

The Liberals used a "full court press" on Canadians during the election. They made it clear that the Carney way was the only way to deal with Trump and the Conservatives were essentially benched. Overpromising is the Liberal way and believing them seems to be the Canadian way. Well the "jig is up" and Canadians are waking up. With debris flying outside and inside the court Carney the "rookie" is having a hard time handling the ball never mind locating the basket and scoring.

David Lindsay's avatar

Maybe Pierre should have put out a costed plan before the advanced polls closed. He was the one desperate for the election, and still found a way to be unprepared and lose.

John Hilton's avatar

I’m sorry, the Liberals had a costed plan? Because last time I checked, I don’t remember them saying that they were going to have a $62 billion deficit before defence spending.

David Lindsay's avatar

And they even had it out before the advanced polls closed.....and the critics didn't pan it for accuracy. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberal-costed-platform-1.7514272

Chris Engelman's avatar

Pierre ran a terrible campaign. You win on this point David.

YMS's avatar

Unfortunately, Carney is a smart, smug elitist who believes himself the smartest guy in the room and thinks himself talented enough to do it all. That is an impossible task of course but don’t tell him or his “elbows up” army or the msm that, they’ll tell you not to mess with the great Mark Carney, the greatest mind that ever lived. Canada is in deep trouble.

Bob Reynolds's avatar

Carney's main problem is that he's stuck with the same team as Justin was. Putting some of them like Bill Blair and Krystia Freeland out to pasture is fine but there's little chance that they will be replaced with anyone better. New team, same as the old team. Meantime, Carney is busy with useless foreign meetings and meaningless trade agreements all while continuing to blah blah blah and to run up the debt with the best of them. New boss, same as the old boss.

NotoriousSceptic's avatar

Carney's main problem is that he is Markie Con Carnie, a vastly overrated paper rat. And the GodEmperor Of Conflicts Of Interest, do not ever forget those as he is draining our tax money in favour of his interests.

David Lindsay's avatar

Useless, or an essential pivot?

JOEL SCH's avatar

mmmm...maybe a little from column A and a little from column B?

Anonymous Mongoose's avatar

Jordan was a once in a century talent. Nothing in Carney's CV indicates that he has anywhere near the same amount of talent. We'd be lucky if he's a biennial kind of talent.

No amount of mindless slop by the great McDougall will change that.

Carney's more like Kwame Brown, 1st draft pick straight out of high school and then... not anywhere near the achievements that his draft pick promised... only to complain at the end of his career that he was unfairly targeted for 20 years.

At least I get mildly entertained by this poorly formulated thought experiment.

Anne Dunlop's avatar

‘And we need leaders who are humble enough…’ I think that is Carney’s fatal flaw - he has no humility. He may be the smartest guy in the room (and that’s not hard with the current Liberal caucus), but he doesn’t have to constantly show it. He needs the humility to admit that he’s a rookie at politics and has much to learn.

Andy Bruinewoud's avatar

Canadian politics-as-sport commentary without one reference to hockey. An impressive accomplishment!

Anonymous Mongoose's avatar

That. Plus see my comment above.

NotoriousSceptic's avatar

Say/write what you want. Markie Con Carnie is an extremely overrated paper rat. Yes he received training at some hoity toity institutions. Some of those institutions produce people who then specialize in borderline white collar financial activities. When I look at Canada's situation from 30000 feet and then on the ground at the various details, and then consider the near and midterm future with him as PM, I want this white collar shysterizing f.....r gone right now, along with the entire fraud of the "Liberal" government.

Ken Schultz's avatar

NS - "borderline" I think you are much too kind.

As for "gone right now" I am fully in agreement.

Barbara Claridge's avatar

I loved reading the article. I especially enjoyed the description of the players in the team from the southern league who support Donald the dotard. Unlike sports, politics must be a game watched by all Canadians. They have not decided that Carney is the WizKid he thinks he is. He has not yet secured a win and the team owners (Liberal Party) said we would see one by now. Those of us who preferred Poilievre are annoyed by Carney’s attempts to fly using “elbows up and elbows down” as a strategy.

Gaz's avatar

Isn't "elbows-up, elbows-down" the chicken dance?

Kevan's avatar

Like the analogy, losing hope that Carney can see the path to building a team that can play together and win for Canada rather than themselves and the Laurentian monied elite he hangs with?

David Lindsay's avatar

The honeymoon is coming to an end.