tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149446.post6998550131641828290..comments2023-10-10T10:34:10.843-06:00Comments on The Nexus of Assholery: A Politics Without ReasonPatrick Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04592482865332628189noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149446.post-33415129966554416302010-06-09T17:32:29.851-06:002010-06-09T17:32:29.851-06:00I agree with you on the former period, disagree wi...I agree with you on the former period, disagree with you about the latter.<br /><br />As Crowley points out, the Alliance/PC merger merely reunited two divided wings of the old Conservative Party -- which had slowly begun to diverge after John Bracken dictated the "Progressive Conservative" name change as a condition of adopting leadership of the party.Patrick Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592482865332628189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149446.post-37588315859408869492010-06-09T10:58:28.774-06:002010-06-09T10:58:28.774-06:00Party politics, which is what this about, rarely h...Party politics, which is what this about, rarely has to do with any "important public purpose" and everything to do with the acquisition of power.<br /><br />It's the same motivation that was behind the Alliance/PC merger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com