The Edmonton Journal sounds off on discontent and Wildrosers hiding away their true ambitions.
Mike Cummings of Edmonton writes to the Edmonton Journal…
The Wildrose Alliance has shown itself to be nothing but a group of flip-floppers who pretend to be on the cutting edge, but in reality are nothing more than talk.
I’m speaking, of course, about the nearly 180-degree spin the Wildrose has taken toward firearms owners. Very recently, the party promised a resolution that grants every Albertan the right to bear arms. This initiative was quickly re-thought and now it seems they are neutral on the subject of firearms. This is a clear sign that any firearms owner cannot count on the Wildrose Alliance for help when the anti-gun lobby starts pressuring them to enact tighter gun-control laws and confiscations.
The Wildrose Alliance proposed the holy grail of firearms rights — the right to bear arms — then they swoop in and take it away in a week for fear of the media. If they chose to keep their promise, they would have surely secured the vote of every firearms owner in Alberta, but instead felt they could win more votes if they took a more “central approach” on the issue.
The Wildrose Alliance has shown their true colours — they act tough, but when the chips are on the table, they will take the most politically correct approach to everything they do and that can only end in hurting Alberta.
They’ve lost my vote and I know I’m not the only one.
Mike Cummings, Edmonton
Wildroser and blogger thatcrazycannuck writes “How long will it be before a Wildrose government simply ends up as another PC lite?” Said blogger also writes of substantial dissatisfaction with the Wildrose in an earlier post about their AGM earlier this year, which exemplifies the seeds of unhappiness that came to fruition in the PC-lite post.
The Social Credit party leader, a person who I’d think be happy about the Wildrose’s mimicking them, have showcased their unhappiness with the Wildrose flop at their AGM by virtue of a sternly worded letter to numerous editors.
The perennially open minded Climenhaga sums up the possible discontent quite aptly by the flips and murkiness of the Wildrose Alliance.
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