Silliest Motion Ever.

Has there ever been a more pointless, childish or ridiculous motion introduced the House of Commons? Help me, I don’t know for sure. Can anyone come up with one worse than this?

A motion condemning the other opposition parties for voting Paul Martin’s government out of office is the best that Dion and his advisers can come up with? It is supposed to achieve exactly what? This is the most juvenile, pathetic and fruitless waste of time ever in the history of our democracy. I give up.

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13 Responses to “Silliest Motion Ever.”

  1. stageleft on March 6th, 2008 at 9:38 am

    You’re being kind treehugger, I had a post all ready to go using the title “From Simply Irrelevant To Just Plain Stupid”

    It read

    Non-confidence in the other Opposition parties?

    If I recall correctly those other Opposition parties were not found sitting on their hands during significant votes, and I do not seem to recall those other Opposition parties being absent from the House during confidence votes.

    What is the point of this stupidity? Neither the Bloc nor the NDP is going to vote in favour of this motion, and neither will the government side of the House so other than looking foolish there seems little to be accomplished.

    I had thought that the party faithful had endured just about every possible humiliation Dion had to offer – I was obviously wrong.

    (We’ll not be watching CPAC for the next few days….. Dion trying to struggle through the interview that is sure to follow this fiasco will be just too painful.)

    I am torn between feeling truly sorry for federal Liberals (indeed all Liberals) these days, and clapping with glee at the circus sideshow Dion has become.

    I can tell you this… as soon as they get the wolf boy and the three legged chimp involved I’m gonna be a regular in the visitors gallery?

  2. balbulican on March 6th, 2008 at 9:50 am

    Well, Wolf Boy is the Prime Minister (several people have commented that he has “wolf eyes”) – but who is the three legged chimp?

    Nominations are open.

  3. Not Really Jason Cherniak on March 6th, 2008 at 11:09 am

    Ah, you see, genius is often misunderstood. This is clearly another piece of brilliant strategy. Don’t mock what you don’t understand.


    kevin

  4. Raphael Alexander on March 6th, 2008 at 11:51 am

    On behalf of all my Liberal friends and arch rival bloggers who support the Liberals, I express my deepest sympathies. The Liberals could not be more irrelevant if they tried. They are truly an embarrassment to Canadians.

  5. balbulican on March 6th, 2008 at 12:03 pm

    “This is clearly another piece of brilliant strategy. Don’t mock what you don’t understand.”

    A twelve year old can generally con a five year old. That doesn’t mean the twelve year old is a “brilliant strategist”.

  6. Kevin on March 6th, 2008 at 12:38 pm

    Don’t mock what you don’t understand

    That was sarcasm — in case it wasn’t obvious.

  7. Peter D on March 6th, 2008 at 12:53 pm

    Can we now start introducing motions condemning the bringing down of any government? How about when Johnny Mac and company were brought down over the railway scandal? What about Joe Clark’s government? How dare these people participate in democracy! I want motions now that condemn parties for voting a certain way! Go Dion!

  8. stageleft on March 6th, 2008 at 1:10 pm

    I’ve changed my mind, maybe I will watch CPAC just to see how the Liberals get out of voting for these NDP motions of non-confidence.

    [h/t Christian Conservative via Gregarius]

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  10. Zorpheous on March 6th, 2008 at 2:19 pm

    Oh God!!!

    We have crazy people running Canada’s Nu government. Blithering idiots pissing on the other blithering idiots.

    Seriously, if Al Quada blew up the HoC today, I think we (Canadians) would have to thank them for doing us a huge favor.

    ~sigh~ I have seen first grades run their classrooms better.

  11. Chimera on March 6th, 2008 at 4:25 pm

    “The motion slams the Harper government for setting back women’s equality rights…”

    This from the party that helped get C-484 passed by absenting a lot of potential “Nay” voters at the critical time?

    Guy Fawkes…paging Guy Fawkes…

  12. nastyboy on March 6th, 2008 at 9:03 pm

    This is the most juvenile, pathetic and fruitless waste of time ever in the history of our democracy. I give up.

    Well it’s about time. Here’s your propeller hat.

  13. Bow. James Bow. on March 6th, 2008 at 9:40 pm

    Another Sign that Maybe the Human Race Might Be Too Stupid to Live

    …when Londoners decide it might be wise to pad lampposts to protect distracted people bumping into them. I guess they first tried posting signs that said “WATCH WHERE YOU’RE GOING, YOU IDIOT!”, but people didn’t look up and see…

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