...the inevitable

[cowman]

I agree with most of what you are saying cowman, but the highways are not in good condition anymore. Sure there is a lot of new construction but many of our highways are falling apart. We have a government with no vision and long range planning, mainly flying by the seat of their pants and having resource money allows them to do it. I would suggest that horse and anyone else that things the same way should be putting heat on their MLA's wanting to know what long range plans are in place for the future of Alberta when the resource dollars aren't flowing like they are today.
Dinning is also the same man that said power deregulation would not fail. Is your power bill more or less than when he made that comment ?????

[cowman]

Without a doubt my power bill is higher, but then so is my fuel bill! Costs go up and power is still cheap compared to many other things? Bought any steel lately?
Jim Dinning is a credible candidate. It was Dinning who engineered the "Klien revolution"...not Ralph! And personally I think he had the right idea!
I think Dinning should be considered because the man obviously can take some bold actions and carry through with a vision? Who are the other contenders...aren't they all basically guilty of going along with the slide into no fiscal policy...just throw money at problems when the heat gets too hot?...Well except Morton...he is the new kid on the block and can't share the blame?
I expect Jim Dinning will be our next premier? He obviously has the party backing as well as the business community behind him? I would think he would make a very good premier.

[Horse]

I dont want to sound like I am the only one paying attention but just how does one get change in politics when all the old guard take the stand they do all the while with thier head up thier you know what, As for dining who left politics and sat on the board for trans alta just after dereg and the trans alta fiasco in south america.
One thing about him we wont have to wait to see how crooked he is.

[Horse]

horse, I don't think that Dinning will get the rural support, with the exception of the areas close to Calgary. Ted Morton is a credible candidate with a mind of his own, he may finish a lot higher in the vote than many people think.
Oberg is a scary thought, he wants municipalities to borrow money to build bridges on primary highways, then hope like hell the government pays them back !! Our local MLA has been spewing the same idea.

Regardless of whether or not Dinning wins, he will have to give both Stelmach and Morton a fairly good cabinet post and they will have some clout. As it stands now, agriculture is not on anybody's agenda even Stelmachs with the exception of making the usual comments about how the government supports Agriculture etc.

[cowman]

Well horse personally I never vote for the Tories(except Ralph the second time out)! I have never voted Liberal or NDP in my life and never will.
My own MLA is pretty much useless in spite of being a so called cabinet minister...which sort of proves you could run a fence post as a PC in Alberta and still win!
So for me it will be a vote for the "radicals"...read that as the Alliance!
Probably a waste of time but I value my right to vote a protest!
All I ask from any government is to be fiscally prudent and decent managers...which seems to be a pretty big wish list in Alberta and Canada!