Charlatan

As we all know, Paul Martin is out and the Liberal Party, after a recent spanking at the polls (thanks to the sponsorship scandal), is out of power and looking for a new leader. I arrived home to find that there is a growning list of candidates for the leadership.

I must say, I found it facinating that the heirs apparent (John Manley, Frank McKenna, et al.) all backed out of the race early on in the game. The floor is wide open for fresh ideas and new leadership. I think this is a good time to be a Liberal. The party is on the cusp of possibility. I don't think the party has had this much potential for change since 1968 when they elected Pierre Trudeau.

To date, it looks like there are some very intellectual heavy hitters stepping up for a run at the office: Michael Ignatieff, Stephan Dion, Bob Rae, Gerard Kennedy and Ken Dryden. Each of these candidates have impressive resumes and big smarts. For that matter, the other five candidates seem reasonably well seasoned as well (not that they have any likelihood of winning).

I must say that I was not overly surprised to see that Belinda Stronach decided not to run for the leadership. She has the millstone of crossing the floor that would have haunted her every step and if she won the leadership would have cost her the election. It may still haunt cott Brison.

So, this thread is for us to chat about the upcomming leadership race. Who do you think will win? What do the Liberals need to do to turn things around for the party? Who said the most stupid thing in the race this week?

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