Tim Hudak, new Ontario Conservative Leader

I was going to write this morning about the perils of Sarah Palin but came across an interesting editorial concerning the recently appointed Leader of Ontario's Conservative Party (we'll ignore the Progressive in its name).

This article by Adam Daifallah quite correctly views this development as a turning point for the Conservative Party and our Province - yes I live here in Ontario and more specifically, in Ottawa, -Canada's capital.

Daifallah rightfully points out that recent leaders of the Party have been "unmitigated disasters" in that they failed miserably in providing the voters of Ontario with a viable conservative alternative.

Heretofore, the Conservative Party has attempted to woo the voter with a different shade of pink. With the result being, for the first time in its history, Ontario has descended into have-not status. Meaning its annual expenditures far exceed its annual revenues. Rather like the California of the north with the exception being the Liberal Party in control continues to fail to recognize its implications.

For conservatives like myself, the worry remains that a lot can slip between the cup and the lips. Meaning, it is one thing to promote Conservative values when in opposition, it is another to act upon them if and when elected. In recent history the latter has been the way it has turned out whether you are speaking about George W. Bush or Stephen Joseph Harper.

One important reason for this is that more and more citizens have less and less stake in the State's well-being. More on this later....

"Galagher"