I have to say I’m a little sad to see Dion go. He wasn’t what the Liberal party needed this time around, but I did feel a sort of affinity with him, with his postgraduate degrees, book writing, wacky student politics, and time spend abroad. Stephane, if you ever want to get together and talk about books and politics I’ll be around. You can even help me with my French!
I’m not really feeling it with any of the new contenders (or people “who some observers say may have their eyes on the Liberal helm”, in vague CBC terms) . CBC’s smashing political montage didn’t exactly rouse my excitement, either:
They could be the same four people with slightly different hair, for christ’s sake. But I decided to actually read the article and found there were some interesting tidbits:
Ruby Dhalla: is under 40!
Bob Rae: used to be an NDPer! (I suspect this is one of those things every else already knows and tries to act surprised when I bring up in conversation)
Frank McKenna: Voted for Bill C-484 and is notoriously anti-choice. Um, what the hell? (hat tip to JJ)
Several candidates: worked for Michael Ignatieff at some point. Running against your former boss= awkward!
October 22, 2008 at 7:53 am
We need to see some new candidates. I’d like to see Louise Arbour be asked to participate.
October 22, 2008 at 10:48 am
None of them appeal to me whatsoever. What’s needed, I believe, is someone from outside to come into the Party. But I wouldn’t have any idea as to who at this time.
Enough of the “old school” which I even consider Iggy to be one. Ruby Dhalla needs more time as an MP as does, Leblanc as well as a few others.
I like Deb’s idea of Louise Arbour but she can also cause division within the country. People either like her or hate her. She is an awesome woman who has done a great service on the world stage & is highly respected on that stage by many nations.
It will be interesting to see how the process unfolds.
October 30, 2008 at 8:09 pm
I hadn’t really noticed the way they all looked the same until now. Thanks for pointing out that creepy, creepy fact!
The thing about Dion is that he seemed like a nice fella. A Paul Martin type. You know, the ones that are uber smart, seem really friendly but are horrible leaders? A friend of mine was a Page and she said that Dion was incredibly nice and polite.
But as for who will likely take the spot, I fear it will be the Iggy Meister himself. Ugh. Brilliant guy but a wee bit on the scary side. Just look at his CBC picture!