A quote from Tommy Douglas, father of Canada's single-payer, about Liberals that befits our Dems too

marmar

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Fri Aug-21-09 08:04 PM
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A quote from Tommy Douglas, father of Canada's single-payer, about Liberals that befits our Dems too

Edited on Fri Aug-21-09 08:08 PM by marmar

�The (Liberal) federal government's trouble is that they have a wishbone where they should have a backbone.�

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Laelth

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Fri Aug-21-09 08:44 PM
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1. k&r for the Greatest Canadian. n/t

:dem:

-Laelth

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enigmatic

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Fri Aug-21-09 08:45 PM
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2. Just about the only polticial figure I've ever admired

I wish I could have voted for him..

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philly_bob

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Fri Aug-21-09 11:04 PM
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3. More I hear about him the more I like him.

Somebody do a movie about him. There's a real hero.

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polly7

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Fri Aug-21-09 11:41 PM
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4. His accomplishments were huge in a time of real suffering here.

"Amid widespread skepticism, Premier Douglas mobilized aggressively, passing more than 100 bills during his first term. He introduced paved roads, sewage systems and power to most farmers and managed to reduce the provincial debt by $20 million. Over the next 18 years he weathered Communist fear campaigns and a province-wide doctor's strike. Elected to five terms, he introduced Saskatchewan residents to car insurance, labour reforms and his long-standing dream of universal Medicare."

http://www.cbc.ca/greatest/top_ten/nominee/douglas-tommy.html

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Cleita

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Fri Aug-21-09 11:46 PM
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5. "Communist fear campaigns"? I guess I need to know if your

socialist programs were different from the communists. I do know that the communists like the Russians and Chinese aren't real communists but totalitarian dictatorships.

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