"hugh" <hugh@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
news:3tfcGcOycW7AFA2C@raefell.demon.co.uk...
> >The problem with the lib-dems is that every single one of their policies
is
> >underscored with rabid pro-europeanism. To me it is irrelevant what their
> >stance on 4x4's is when they want to immediately adopt the euro,
harmonise
> >all of our taxes and pension funds with europe and hand over our defense
and
> >sovreignty lock, stock and barrel to brussels - all without any
referendum.
> >
> >
> It's the only policy they have - the rest of the time they just go with
> whatever is the current populist vogue
You could argue that about any policy which happens to agree with public
opinion. Have you considered that maybe the policies come from a
common-sense approach?
And doesn't that argument ring true just a little for David "Let's See What
The Sun Says About It First" Blunkett?
> The Iraq war is unpopular - we're against the war
No, they were against the war because the government were trying to mislead
the public into supporting an illegal invasion of another country, for
reasons of politics and oil. It was nothing to do with whether that was the
prevailing public opinion.
> The public support the troops - we support the troops
>
> So you support the war - no we don't support the war but we will support
> the troops if they go to war.
Abso-bloody-lutely. There is no contradiction in disagreeing with the whole
idea of the war, but supporting the troops who have been ordered there. I
was against the war (if you hadn't noticed) but I'm hardly going to turn
round to the troops who are there doing what they're paid to do (without any
say in the matter) and criticise them for that, am I?
If they hadn't supported the troops, you'd have found fault in that too!
Haven't you engineered this into a no-win situation?
Libdems say something which goes along with public opinion - they're doing
it to curry favour.
Libdems say something which goes against public opinion - bunch of idiots
who aren't in tune with public opinion.
You've proved *exactly* what I was trying to say about the Lib Dems. Thanks
David