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    Thursday, February 21


    I always forget how much I dislike "free debate". Still no "notwithstanding act". But I'm patient.

    6:40pm update: Odd that Dr. Kevin Taft spent almost the entirety of his opening statement attacking the government - even Brian Mason talked more about what needed to be done rather than the past...

    7:10pm update: I really hate "free debate" - always have. No single moment stands out yet. Of course, I'm not really watching for blog content or partisan sound bytes so I might be the wrong person to ask. And of course I also hate 30 seconds.

    7:18pm update: It's official, I built this up too much in mind. No knock out blow.

    7:19pm update: Is "tarsands" a part of the Wild Alliance vocabulary? Weird.

    7:21pm update: It's neat watching Brian Mason and Dr. Kevin Taft almost come to blows. Dr. Taft is tall, but Mason looks scrappy. No bet.

    7:25pm update: Others (albertatory and daveberta - Dave points out others are too, I'll read them tomorrow morning) are liveblogging. Strangely that is keeping me going. But I have to leave shortly - I have another engagement immediately following the debate.

    7:28pm update: You got to admire Brian a bit - he's a lot more seasoned since 2004.

    7:30pm update: Dr. Taft caught me off guard, with a speech I could almost make - let's fix the potholes, fix the leaky roofs in schools, let's get on with it. I read a plan with that stuff in it earlier today...

    7:40pm update: I'm yawning. That does not bode well. Hmm...

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    posted by Duncan @ 8:00 PM  

    4 Comments:

    • At 7:45 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

      I think the debate solidified my belief that I will vote PC. Ed might not be a great public speaker, but most Albertans aren't, and he got up, did a good solid job and showed clearly that there is a plan and a will to carry out that plan. He is a Premier and he showed that clearly tonight.

      Hinman also made me believe they could or even should win some seats. Taft is, well, an opposition leader at best. He spent the whole time on the attack, attacking Mason and the current government - no plan, no viable government strategies, no demonstration of leadership ability... I guess you can take the Taft out of QP but you can't take the QP out of Taft.

      And Mason - is he in the wrong province or what? Regardless, I think he looked way better than Taft and I imagine that people watching who were trying to decide between the two will now go NDP, which I think will also be a good thing.

       

    • At 8:43 AM, Anonymous Bob said…

      You forgot CalgaryGrit - he's completely IN LOVE with Taft and completely BLINDED by it - did he see the same debate as the rest of us?

       

    • At 9:49 AM, Blogger Duncan said…

      I think I can safely say that CalgaryGrit did not see the same debate.

       

    • At 8:51 AM, Blogger Quynn said…

      Aren't rose-coloured glasses wonderful? And it even comes in the right colour for Liberals! ;-)

       

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