The Liberal TWAT Team.
This is pretty funny.
The Liberals want to assemble a "rapid deployment team", consisting of 5 or 6 MPs who are "quick on their feet".
My question is, where are the Liberals going to find 5 or 6 MPs who are quick on their feet? Are they planning to try to get some Tories to cross the floor?
The Liberals want to assemble a "rapid deployment team", consisting of 5 or 6 MPs who are "quick on their feet".
My question is, where are the Liberals going to find 5 or 6 MPs who are quick on their feet? Are they planning to try to get some Tories to cross the floor?
posted by Toronto Tory at 10:04 AM
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After all the soldiers with guns in your cities nonsense, lets send the SWAT team to Kandahar!!
Truly this would be just desserts.
I don't see anyone in the Lieberal party that can hold a candle to the Rat Pack of the 80s. I never agreed with Sheila Copp's politics, but I always admired her chutzpah.
Most of that Rat Pack has since gone down in flames - Copps, Nunziata, etc.
The only one who's really been successful since is Tobin - the one smart enough to get out of federal politics.
So what? Parlaiment needs special teams now?
So 5 MP's need to know 'something' and the rest are seat fillers? What a joke.
Did you notice the special pains the Libs took to call this group a 'SWAT team' and not a 'Rat Pack'?
I guess the original name was too close to the truth...
No, it's just that the liberals were in power for so long, the rank and file forgot how to be quick on their feet in opposition. They had to clear all statements through the PMO, just like the current government memebers are now being required to do. That tends to slow down the quick attack type of thinking, so now they have to gear up to do this.
They're just trying to remind the conservatives how much fun it is to be in opposition. As long as there is no election campaign in progress, you can say whatever you like, you don't have to make good on it. I'm sure there will be lots of great sound bites for the news, since the government members are just going to recite the party line from now on. Fewer boring committee meetings to attend, and you can concentrate on mocking the government.
The whole idea is to make the government side look stilted, stuffy and stupid. It doesn't matter that that is not true. Just managing perceptions (spin as usual).
Leave it up to the Libs to hold special meetings, create committees, have Lib party "retreats" and wait until the September all to name a TWAT team.
Don't worry boys! Goodale will lead the way!
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