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james t kirk · 12-03-2006, 11:19 AM

There's only been one leader of the liberal party who was never Prime Minister in the history of the liberal party.

Pretty impressive.

As far as Dion is concerned, it's funny, but I thought he might win.

Ignatieff should have never ever been in the race. I didn't like the guy because I see him as not deserving of the honour. The guy hasn't lived in Canada in 30 years and thinks he just march in here like some celebrity from the USA and wow us all into buying a monorail (a little Simpsons reference)

I didn't like the way that Iggie got his nomination in Etobicoke Lakeshore (no-one else was allowed to put in their nomination) and I didn't like the fact that he was being portrayed by many liberals as some sort of "Intellectual" messiah a la Pierre Trudeau.

Nuts to that. I would have never ever voted for Iggie and I pretty much consider myself a small L liberal.

I can't help but wonder how long it will be before Iggie throws in the towel, takes his ball, and goes home to Harvard with the other egg heads.

I give him less than 6 months before he resigns and Etobicoke Lakeshore is up for a bi-election.

As for Rae, he was a terrible choice as well. I don't care what he says about renouncing his NDP past, the fact of the matter is that he would always be the former NDP premier of Ontario. Since I can't stand the NDP, I could have never voted for Rae either (though I would take him over Iggie.)

Kennedy was actually my guy of choice because he was my MPP (Parkdale High Park) and was generally held in high regard. I liked him because he was self made. He wasn't born into wealth like Rae and Iggie both were and remain. He was born in Winnepeg, came to Toronto, ran the Daily Bread Food Bank and got into politics. He's ok in my books. He was harpooned because no-one else knew who he was, and his french is about the same as mine - not good. I can only hope that in the next Federal Election that he is the liberal nomination for Parkdale High Park (Sarmite Bulte lost last time to the NDP's Peggy Nash.)

As to Dion, I must admit, I don't know much about him. Of the four, he was probably the most deserving by virtue of his history as a liberal for a decade or so.

I have to wonder how he will shape the liberal party. What will his policies be?

He's going to have an uphill battle convincing western Canada that he is less arrogant than Trudeau or Chretien. Then again, the liberals seem to be married to candidates from Quebec.

Are there no serious liberal candidates from Alberta or British Columbia or Ontario for that matter.

Will Dion win the next election??

Right now, I'd say no.

We'll see how that works out should the Conservatives screw up down the road.

12-03-2006, 11:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
james t kirk Junkie Location: Toronto	There's only been one leader of the liberal party who was never Prime Minister in the history of the liberal party. Pretty impressive. As far as Dion is concerned, it's funny, but I thought he might win. Ignatieff should have never ever been in the race. I didn't like the guy because I see him as not deserving of the honour. The guy hasn't lived in Canada in 30 years and thinks he just march in here like some celebrity from the USA and wow us all into buying a monorail (a little Simpsons reference) I didn't like the way that Iggie got his nomination in Etobicoke Lakeshore (no-one else was allowed to put in their nomination) and I didn't like the fact that he was being portrayed by many liberals as some sort of "Intellectual" messiah a la Pierre Trudeau. Nuts to that. I would have never ever voted for Iggie and I pretty much consider myself a small L liberal. I can't help but wonder how long it will be before Iggie throws in the towel, takes his ball, and goes home to Harvard with the other egg heads. I give him less than 6 months before he resigns and Etobicoke Lakeshore is up for a bi-election. As for Rae, he was a terrible choice as well. I don't care what he says about renouncing his NDP past, the fact of the matter is that he would always be the former NDP premier of Ontario. Since I can't stand the NDP, I could have never voted for Rae either (though I would take him over Iggie.) Kennedy was actually my guy of choice because he was my MPP (Parkdale High Park) and was generally held in high regard. I liked him because he was self made. He wasn't born into wealth like Rae and Iggie both were and remain. He was born in Winnepeg, came to Toronto, ran the Daily Bread Food Bank and got into politics. He's ok in my books. He was harpooned because no-one else knew who he was, and his french is about the same as mine - not good. I can only hope that in the next Federal Election that he is the liberal nomination for Parkdale High Park (Sarmite Bulte lost last time to the NDP's Peggy Nash.) As to Dion, I must admit, I don't know much about him. Of the four, he was probably the most deserving by virtue of his history as a liberal for a decade or so. I have to wonder how he will shape the liberal party. What will his policies be? He's going to have an uphill battle convincing western Canada that he is less arrogant than Trudeau or Chretien. Then again, the liberals seem to be married to candidates from Quebec. Are there no serious liberal candidates from Alberta or British Columbia or Ontario for that matter. Will Dion win the next election?? Right now, I'd say no. We'll see how that works out should the Conservatives screw up down the road. Last edited by james t kirk; 12-03-2006 at 11:22 AM..