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I have to admit I've been ignoring the leadership race. Everytime I see footage of the convention , I think back to their track record of patronage and corruption, and wonder at the delegates' enthusiasm.
I really don't know enough about Dion. Is he a new kind of politician (Ha!) or will those cynical western perceptions prove true. Overall, and it may just be a product of the preliminary coverage, it seems like too many of the candidates either carry old political baggage or worse, are boring. They may well have elected Dalton McGuinty.
I was half heartedly pulling for Gerard Kennedy because he was once my city councillor and seems like a decent guy, but given the Conservatives' non-disastrous rule so far, one wonders what the fuss is all about. I think this incarnation of the liberal party is merely a place holder for a couple of terms until the Conservatives lose their focus or settle into good ol' Federal patronage scandal of their own.
I think the next Liberal Prime Minister will come after Dion.
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Building an artificial intelligence that appreciates Mozart is easy. Building an A.I. that appreciates a theme restaurant is the real challenge - Kit Roebuck - Nine Planets Without Intelligent Life
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