The Demise of the NDP?

An interesting repose John. It is too bad that the press of necessity can seem to compromise idealism: Especially when the utopia of the idealist fails to emerge. This is the problem of the untested thesis. It may sound good until you learn the facts. The brutal reality of a devastating economy can do that to you. Or learning the math behind power consumption, so necessity causes you to change to what needs be done. It remains to be seen what the future looks like for the lib-dems, If the membership has abandoned it, I suppose those who are left can effect a permanent merge. Perhaps this is the future of the NDP. Perhaps they will ultimately merge with the Liberals. Perhaps we are seeing their falling in the polls to be pointing in that direction, but then again the Libs don't seem to be gaining much if anything from its demise. Perhaps that is an indication that the Libs are drifting left, grabbing NDP as they move on the one side, but shedding equally to the center on the other. The dominance of the Bloc, the choke hold it is to Canada demands the 3 party system of yesteryear give way, if we are ever to have a stable government again.

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