tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post2659758342055538874..comments2024-03-08T13:21:43.158-05:00Comments on Saideman's Semi-Spew: Only Nixon Could Go To China, Canadian Military Spending editionSteve Saidemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881915512311951902noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-82433669071011047302014-10-01T11:49:22.827-04:002014-10-01T11:49:22.827-04:00Explain when the Liberals have not used foreign po...Explain when the Liberals have not used foreign policy to appeal to the Left. I would say since the days of Louis St. Laurent. Diefenbaker was the last of the anti-American conservatives. Returning Canada to the mythical good global citizen in the Personian tradition appeals very much to the NDP-Liberal swing voter. Is that the "grown up party"? Granatstein is himself in the tradition of those Conservatives who witnessed the party transfer its allegiance from the British to the U.S. but retains a visceral aversion to fawning over the Americans. See Granatstein's reaction to the Mulroney-Reagan "Shamrock Summit" and the ensuing duet. Harper can get away with not keeping promises on military spending because even for Conservatives it's a low priority. Revealed preference is I believe the term of art. Therefore if the Conservatives don't do defence spending those who do priortise it might decide to move down the list of priorities and see what party better satisfies those. The perils of appealing to single issue voters. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com