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Saturday, April 01, 2006

warning! faulty political product!

warning! faulty product!

The Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Alberta PC Convention delegates, of Alberta, has announced a recall of Ralph Klein, Alberta PC leader. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

The electrical connectors in the political machine can erode, posing a fire hazard.

The product has E50, E55, E70 or E75 printed in large type on the front panel and model number 12941, 13035, 13085 or 13088 printed on the bottom of the political machine. This machine grinds complex policy ideas into rhetoric, pressure brews, stops automatically, and disregards parliamentary procedure. It can also dispense hot air for trial balloons and hot steam to froth and steam milk.

Consumers should stop using the recalled political machine immediately, and consult alternative producers to arrange for a free wire replacement.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

I've been trying to return this product since the past two elections.

Anonymous said...

you are so clever...not

daveberta said...

i am clever.

Anonymous said...

yikes you've let your ego get in the way...

daveberta said...

its name is steve.

WillBlog said...

Trouble is, when you return a faulty product, there has to be another one on the shelf worth buying. Right now, I'd place more stock in the company's internal reorganization than I would the neighbouring brands.

daveberta said...

Will: you should take it out for a test drive first. :-)

How about a 4 year test period?

Anonymous said...

"You know, I tried the NDP brand for a while, but I'm allergic to all the nuts."

I bet it was nasty.

Anonymous said...

I exchanged my old Tory model in for a new Liberal model in the last election, and I'm enjoying the change.

Bruce Miller rocks!

WillBlog said...

To be blunt, I think it speaks more to the effectiveness of the leader's of the opposition parties that they aren't able to make more headway given the turmoil within the PC Party.

A strong opposition is needed to keep the government limber and responsible - and I don't think that Kevin Taft is up to the job.

When does his leadership come up for review? Does the Liberal party have to go through another election defeat before there is a vote on Taft's leadership? What future successors are kicking the tires to see if a future run might be possible?