tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857209725686366909.post3357508430466800947..comments2024-03-20T04:10:00.751-04:00Comments on They Call Me "Mr. Sinister": Red Liberals Pay AttentionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857209725686366909.post-5387580734665949092010-05-25T10:44:16.255-04:002010-05-25T10:44:16.255-04:00Let's have an election and either have PM Igna...Let's have an election and either have PM Ignatieff or let the Liberals get on with selecting their next leader.<br /><br />(Me, I suspect that Bob Rae would be a tougher opponent on the stump -- but easier to demagogue in Ontario. Not sure how that would break, in the end.)Ben (The Tiger in Exile)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15343544805893081216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857209725686366909.post-26308866241241816922010-05-24T18:48:15.611-04:002010-05-24T18:48:15.611-04:00I'm surprised you didn't point out the dir...I'm surprised you didn't point out the direct quote from the article to the same effect:<br /><br /><i>The source said Mr. Rae, who was a strong contender for the leadership in 2006, is respected in caucus for being a talented communicator, but is not viewed as a viable replacement because he is tainted in the eyes of the Ontario MPs for his stint as the NDP premier of the province in the 1990s. </i><br /><br />Combined with the shots at other possible leaders, it looks like there's a deliberate effort afoot to paper over dissatisfaction with Iggy by ruling out the possibility of anybody - particularly Rae - being any less flawed.Greg Fingashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01506686081291502115noreply@blogger.com