james: good morning rich-c: good morning to you, james rich-c: we missed you lasst week james: was busy with family. i think i've missed a couple weeks actually. so how are things with you? rich-c: oh, hanging in there, waiting to hear from the surgeon about the hip
moved to room Meeting Place rich-c: did you know we have an election in Ontario tomorrow? james: have you got an operation scheduled?
changed username to You-Know-Who rich-c: hi Rin You-Know-Who: Hello. rich-c: no, waiting for the date now james: yes, i've heard. as long as it's not the ndp that wins things should be ok rich-c: actually, we would be best off if the NDP did win this round rich-c: we need someone more determined about repairing the damage of the last eight years You-Know-Who: Actually, it's Dr.D., Richard :-) rich-c: the big question now is how many cabinet ministers will lose their ridings You-Know-Who: Who is going to win tomorrow? You-Know-Who: Any early polling data? james: well the ndp would put my parents out of business rich-c: the Liberals in a landslide - the Conservatives will get wiped You-Know-Who: Conservatives=Tories? rich-c: the NDP may come in with a surprising total You-Know-Who: I haven't heard that term except in British politics...or our Revolutionary War stuff. james: and we saw what happened the last time they formed the majority rich-c: yep, and Tories is more appropriate since teh neo-cons hijacked the once-respectable Conservative party rich-c: why, what business are your parents in, james? james: insurance james: specifically auto and life rich-c: oh, you're thinking about the auto insurance bit - there will still be room for insurance brokers You-Know-Who: How would NDP put them out of business? You-Know-Who: Nationalizing it all? rich-c: the NDP wouldn't even think of touching life and are talking only the mandatory part of auto rich-c: they're talking about setting up government auto insurance to cover the mandatory coverage james: anyway, i'm not too concerned with the ndp winning rich-c: unless the polls are way wrong, the Liberals will have a majority but the NDP could become the Official Opposition james: really? are the conservatives that far down? rich-c: james, on their record they deserve to be totally wiped out - and a lot of voters realize it rich-c: do not be surprised if the Premier himself goes down to defeat james: oh, i don't disagree james: test
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moved to room Meeting Place rich-c: I guess we both got bounced
changed username to You-Know-Who james: welcome back You-Know-Who: Vershlugginer chat client died. You-Know-Who: Now there are two of me, not sure which one is the zombie. rich-c: anyway, james, did you know Harris still needs armed bodyguardds 24/7 over a year after he resigned?
You-Know-Who changed username to Not-Zombie james: that popular, eh? Not-Zombie: Okay, let's kill the old You-Know-Who...
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rich-c confirmed ban Not-Zombie: Thank you. rich-c: yes, any other ex-premier gets cheered wherever he goes james: lol
Not-Zombie changed username to You-Know-Who james: and i think the country will breathe a collective sigh of relief in februrary when chretien is gone You-Know-Who: Wait a minute, I wasn't threatening any ex-prime ministers!!! james: there's one guy who wore out the welcome mat a long time ago rich-c: but Eves suddenly took a total Harris campaign platform for the election - talk about buying trouble james: did he by any chance ever sell used cars? rich-c: it's not so much Chretien is bad as Martin is seen as extremely good james: well personally i've had enough of chretien You-Know-Who: Is Chretien from Quebec? rich-c: well, no, but he spent some time on Bay St. - same thing rich-c: yes, Chretien is from Shawinigan, P.Q. You-Know-Who: Will voting him out alienate the Quebecois, is what I was getting at... rich-c: no, the Quebecois hate Chretien and love Martin james: i don't think so, since he doesn't really speak french james: :P You-Know-Who: His name sure looks French :-) james: he doesn't speak english either for that matter You-Know-Who: My Canadian politics are veryu bad. You-Know-Who: Not that Our Shrub does, either... james: where are you from, you-know-who ? rich-c: Chretien is described as being unable to speak either official language ;-) You-Know-Who: I am Dr.D. waiting to get gawking remarks from Pam and/or Rin if they show up. rich-c: sorry, james, that's Dr.D You-Know-Who: So I'm in scenic Cleveland, Ohio :-) You-Know-Who: Where it looks like it's going to snow tonight... rich-c: what do you think are Shrub's chances of getting a second term?
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