And no, for your big fat information, I did not break Blogger again.
From today's Canadian Press (emphasis gleefully added):
An independent investigator hired by the Harper government to look into past Liberal polling practices has wound up shining an unfavourable light on the Tories' own penchant for polling.
Daniel Paille notes that the Conservatives have commissioned more than two polls per business day - a figure he says is quite astounding.
Paille was appointed to conduct a probe of federal contracts for public opinion research between 1990 and 2003 and to determine whether a judicial inquiry into the previous Liberal government's practices was warranted.
In his report, released today, Paille concludes that it would not be worthwhile to pursue further in-depth inquiries into polling contracts during that period.
But he also takes it upon himself to go beyond 2003 and examine polling practices up to the present day.
On that score, Paille reports that the Harper government paid for 546 public opinion research projects in the past year alone at a total cost of $31 million.
Poor creepy Steve, he must hate it when that happens.
P.S. Where is everybody? I'm kicking ass and taking names all by myself here ...
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I'm listening, Lulu. Just a little busy to respond at the moment.
If you wanna see light traffic, nothing beats my blog.
Is Harper hoping that Mulroney business will eclipse this bit of inconvenient polling infomation?
Trust me I wasn't complaining. I just found it kind of quiet around here today ... too quiet.
Not ignoring you. Just kinda busy...
Crabby — Lots to be said for the peace and quite thing.
This is Daniel Paille, right? The Parti Québécois functionary the Harpies engaged to witch-hunt the Liberals on the advice of American GOP pollster Frank Luntz?
Do the Harpies not know that Parti Québécois partisans, despite their feelings about federalism and federalist parties like the LPQ, are not that pliant and are pretty committed, if not to objectivity, at least to the rules of evidence?
Gee, you think they'd have learned that by now.
Ti-Guy, I expect that when the Harpies enlist someone to look into anything, there's a presumption of chicanery. The disappointment when these hired hands play it straight must be just devastating.
Good point, RT. I almost never get into arguments over at my place... In fact, poking around there probably lowers my blood pressure.
lulu,
Don't beg for comments because it makes you look like a comedian who's bombing. Besides, the amount of comments looks to be about normal size for this cess pool.
frank:
I believe LuLu was referring to the fact that she was the only one posting, not to the quantity of comments.
just got back from the eye doctor. my eyeballs hurt. too damn bright. everything is too bright. ouch. turning down chroma. too bright. need ibuprofen now.
eyeballs are expensive. damned feeble result of aging. bifocals are how much? ouch, need ibuprofen more now too bright ouch.
just got back from the eye doctor. my eyeballs hurt. too damn bright. everything is too bright. ouch. turning down chroma. too bright. need ibuprofen now.
None of that would be happening, PSA, if we had free enterprise health care.
The disappointment when these hired hands play it straight must be just devastating.
I'd like to think so, Crabby, but the value of chicanery for the Harpies is when they suggest it. They don't care if it's true or not.
It'll all end in tears, of course, but the Harpies are hoping it'll be long after they get a majority.
Lulu:
Thank you very VERY much for picking up this piece of information, very telling that they released it to be buried in the Mulroney media swarming given that they clearly commissioned this study to dig up Liberal dirt trusting that a PQist would be sure to paint the Libs in the worst possible light that the evidence would allow. Now, I suspect that what constitutes what the evidence allows in the eyes of the Harper CPC and the Separatist PQ significantly diverge given the clear propensity of the CPC to believe all kinds of myths and massive Liberal conspiracies all around them and the country, but that is another matter.
I will almost certainly be referencing this report in the future, and I was waiting for its release figuring that the delay indicated it did not show what the CPC had hoped for against the Libs. That it also would show the CPC to be as bad as they are in this respect, far worse than the Libs ever were is truly bonus. I also suspect it was delayed until today for release because Parliament is on break until Jan 28 08, because this report would be excellent QP fodder. By releasing now they can claim it is old news by the time the House returns instead of having to defend the need and the results of the study, especially since it not only acquits the Libs of all the charges the CPCers have made regarding Liberal polling but also makes Harper’s CPC look guilty of the worst record on polling, indeed that they are doing in truth what they as it turned out falsely accused the Libs of. No wonder they wanted this buried, so it is great that you are making sure they fail at that aim.
Aren't the BTs constantly telling us that Harper doesn't govern by polls? LOL. Yeah, right. Pull the other one — it's got bells on.
Don't beg for comments because it makes you look like a comedian who's bombing. Besides, the amount of comments looks to be about normal size for this cess pool.
Don't flatter yourself, Frank ... should we haul out the fainting couch for you?
Frank, as long as you're being an asshole, "cesspool" is one word.
I think its one word whether he's being an asshole or not (and he is)
You're right, the rev.
It is not a function of Frank's behaviour. Here's hoping that very little is.
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