"Dow chastised"... those who preach it up, to make the Bible clash and contradict itself, by preaching somewhat like this: 'You can and you can't-You shall and you shan't-You will and you won't-And you will be damned if you do-And you will be damned if you don't.' "
... Layton has to decide who the New Democrats are.
Do they want to be a political party that aims to become a government, as some provincial parties have done, or remain a political lobby group that is happy to generate some good ideas implemented by others?...
There is a split in the party. There are some who are tired of being in opposition and want to be in government. Others would prefer to remain in opposition and keep preaching what is right for Canadians without being bothered by the annoying question of what is possible. Going in either direction presents some problems for the NDP leader. However, the worst decision is not to make one at all and risk losing both options. ...
It is up to the NDP leader to decide in which direction he wants to take his party. However, Layton has to understand that he can't take it in both directions at the same time; he can't simultaneously please the ideologues and the pragmatists.
After so many years in Ottawa, the NDP has to decide if it wants to be a party getting ready to be in government or a parking space for potential Liberal votes. ...
He doesn't have a lot of time to decide, probably two weeks. In that time, Layton has to choose if he wants to attack the Liberals and upset the ideologues in his party or go after the Conservatives and help send Ignatieff to 24 Sussex, Harper to Stornoway and, in the process, himself back to Toronto. ...
For the time being, in the fight between Harper and Ignatieff, the loser is Jack Layton.
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