Ted Morton: In or Out?
December 4, 2006 · By Aaron Unruh
Faron Ellis makes an obvious point:
But Lethbridge College political scientist Faron Ellis said to exclude Morton from cabinet would be a “declaration of war” on the right-wing Tories.
“You have to include him whether you want him or not,” he said.
[Keith Brownsey disagrees, but what else would you expect.]
It’s not a question of including or excluding Morton, it’s a question of giving Morton a sufficiently senior position that his supporters will want to stay in the party. Deputy premier is a necessity, along with a senior post. Treasurer would be a good place to begin.
Stelmach may be a fairly smart guy, but there’s still a giant target painted on him.
As a big Ted fan, mainly because I was looking forward to seeing a Harper/Morton push for rebalancing the Federation, I wouldn’t mind seeing him in Inter-Governmental Affairs.
Quoted from the Sun article mentioned above,
Not well known is an understatement! The numbers I’ve seen place Stelmach’s support in the south below 20%. I’ll post more accurate numbers when I get access to more detailed results. But one thing is clear, the PC party will remain weak in the rural south if Stelmach doesn’t broaden his appeal outside of the north.
Exactly why he needs Morton onboard. And Stelmach knows it, too.
Stelmach could leave Morton out of cabinet, but it would be a HUGE mistake for party unity. I’m not a Morton fan — in fact, I’m relieved he lost — but leaving Morton out of cabinet would cede a big chunk of the party’s support to the Alberta Alliance.
It was pretty funny what Brownsey said to the media. “If I were advising …” he would advise against appointing Morton to cabinet.
What a pompous retard! What conservative government would take advice from him?
Regardless of the party elites or caucus, Ted Morton is right now one the most influential men in the PC party. His base is big and loyal!
http://www.cbc.ca/politics/
go to Monday,
31:55
For Ezra Levant interview.
Not really a big Ted fan. It is time to get back to some realities. Neither can the left or the right rule our political structures in the future, after all they are not even close to being a player when percentages are looked at as a whole in Canada. Good riddance to Ted and others that think they can control the majority in Canada.