Well said Dean. The good thing about those middle of the road guys is that they are pragmatic. You compromise to get the important stuff. To get the right compromise you need to take a cold hard look at what it is you really want to accomplish.
The mid 60s to early 80s were the heyday of liberal ideology in Canada and it took us until the mid 90s to tighten our belts enough to begin to pay for that binge. From there we took a hard right into conservative ideology and massive debt yet again.
To me, the lesson is simple. Ideologically driven government = BAD. BAD = more debt.
