Tanker and The Budget.
So what did we learn today.
First, we learned that Tanker Malley is indeed an opportunist, and will get down and roll in the swill with the best of them. So much for his mighty ideals and concern about his constituents. All he ever really wanted was a "cool" job from the Premier, instead of sitting on the back bench. Oh and his pension of course.
Next, we got good news budget for many. It's full of goodies all over the board for short term gain. Not much in long term planning IMO, so there's no question this is a "pre-election" budget. Spend, spend, spend, on things that the electorate can see quickly. To bad Premier Lord hadn't been working on some of these things for the last 6 or 7 years, instead of one huge "transparent" dash for the election win which he's working hard for now that his Federal hopes have been dashed.
My question is, where in the hell did all this money come from all of a sudden??? I mean we've got squat for the last 7 years, now we're rolling in the dough?? Seems like we've been denied any great amount of spending through the Lord years, because they knew the day would arrive when they would have to "pony up the dough" to win some votes back.
A 6.2 Billion dollar budget, with spending increases in every department, and a projected surplus of $22 Million? With a tax cut??? Excuse me if i'm just a tad bit cynical about the whole thing. Then again, I really shouldn't be surprised right?? This is after all how our system works. The only time any of our money really gets returned to us is during Election run-ups. We should have learned that much from the federal Liberals. They were masters of it. Mr.Lord is just following the traditions set before him. And he's been a fine student. :-)
Look for a fall election folks.
First, we learned that Tanker Malley is indeed an opportunist, and will get down and roll in the swill with the best of them. So much for his mighty ideals and concern about his constituents. All he ever really wanted was a "cool" job from the Premier, instead of sitting on the back bench. Oh and his pension of course.
Next, we got good news budget for many. It's full of goodies all over the board for short term gain. Not much in long term planning IMO, so there's no question this is a "pre-election" budget. Spend, spend, spend, on things that the electorate can see quickly. To bad Premier Lord hadn't been working on some of these things for the last 6 or 7 years, instead of one huge "transparent" dash for the election win which he's working hard for now that his Federal hopes have been dashed.
My question is, where in the hell did all this money come from all of a sudden??? I mean we've got squat for the last 7 years, now we're rolling in the dough?? Seems like we've been denied any great amount of spending through the Lord years, because they knew the day would arrive when they would have to "pony up the dough" to win some votes back.
A 6.2 Billion dollar budget, with spending increases in every department, and a projected surplus of $22 Million? With a tax cut??? Excuse me if i'm just a tad bit cynical about the whole thing. Then again, I really shouldn't be surprised right?? This is after all how our system works. The only time any of our money really gets returned to us is during Election run-ups. We should have learned that much from the federal Liberals. They were masters of it. Mr.Lord is just following the traditions set before him. And he's been a fine student. :-)
Look for a fall election folks.
