Baraka_Guru

Although Rae has a reputation in Ontario, it was as an NDP premier. And don't forget that many Ontarians are still too busy hating what Mike Harris had done to the province, not to mention Mike Harris himself. (Remember: the public's memory is more potent when the history is more recent.) Between the various political parties that have ruled provincial office, many Ontario voters are upset to a disproporionate degree. The bottom line, however, is that provincial politics are quite different from federal politics. Although Rae has no federal experience, he has many credentials and cannot be attached to the sponsorship scandal.

Actually, Bob Rae is quite fluent in French. Were you thinking of Gerard Kennedy?

I know, I know, as an Ontarian, the idea of "Prime Minister Bob Rae" sounds a bit freakish. But it isn't that far-fetched and could actually happen.

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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön

Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot