New Endorsements- June 22, 2006 Nixon loves Rae! Former Ontario Liberal leader Bob Nixon, that is, not the guy pictured above.Gerard Kennedy has the support of 24 Ontario Liberal MPPs.Maurizio Bevilacqua finally gets some press.http://liberalleadership06.blogspot.com/2006/06/new-endorsements.html Wake Up!- June 21, 2006 Sorry we haven't posted for a few days, we fell asleep during the Moncton Liberal leadership debate and just woke up.Sounds like Liberals across the country are in the same doldrums. The Star says Liberals are exhausted and frustrated."This isn't an unusual problem for the Liberals. They always tune out the grassroots until they are out of power and need them," said Ottawa consultant Jamie Deacey, who co-chaired Paul Martin's leadership campaign in 200203. "What makes it so egregious this time..http://liberalleadership06.blogspot.com/2006/06/wake-up.html Brison Going Back to Hali- June 16, 2006 Phone lines are buzzing between Ottawa and Nova Scotia today with word that federal Liberal leadership candidate Scott Brison may drop out of the race and enter the campaign to be the next Liberal leader in Nova Scotia.Current Liberal leader Francis Mackenzie, who did not win his own seat in the recent vote, is not expected to make it to the party's first caucus meeting next week, despite, or perhaps because of, some bizarre trial balloons about a coalition government with the Opposition...http://liberalleadership06.blogspot.com/2006/06/brison-going-back-to-hali.html Liberals Suck - Sun- June 15, 2006 Apparently, every single candidate in the Liberal leadership campaign sucks. That's the conclusion of a carefully researched, thoughtfully written editorial in the Edmonton Sun.You know, the Sun. The newspaper for people who don't read. Oh, and Myron Thompson too. Yabba dabba do.Read the piece for yourself. As always in the Sun, it won't take long and no words are more than two syllables, so, you know, your finger won't get tired.Of course, with Iggy raising the specter of a new NEP through...http://liberalleadership06.blogspot.com/2006/06/liberals-suck-sun.html Anyone But Iggy- June 14, 2006 The nascent Anyone-But-Iggy meme got a boost from John "Ibby" Ibbitison in the Globe. He says:"Michael Ignatieff is the one to beat, and the way to beat him is by tarring him as an American conservative who would hijack the Liberal Party. The question is: Who, if anyone, could do that"Who indeedWith no clear alternative available, the only hope for preventing an Ignatieff victory may be an anyone-but-Iggy contract, in which several candidates agree in advance to support whomever among their...http://liberalleadership06.blogspot.com/2006/06/anyone-but-iggy.html Debatable Results- June 12, 2006 The first Liberal leadership campaign debate, held Saturday in Winnipeg, failed to produce any knockout punches but it was clear to all who watched that other candidates view Michael Ignatieff as the frontrunner. They took several tough shots at the Professor including:Liberals don't want Stephen Harper Lite - Bob Raeandmade in Washington and Republican - Joe Volpe"I'm flattered by all the attention," Mr. Ignatieff joked in an interview yesterday, although he seemed exasperated by some of the...http://liberalleadership06.blogspot.com/2006/06/debatable-results.html Iggy Ready to Rumble- June 10, 2006 Presumed frontrunner in the Liberal leadership campaign Michael Ignatieff took some pointed shots at poor old Joe Volpe.I think any candidate for the leadership of this party has to safeguard not only his or her reputation but the reputation of the party, Ignatieff said in a telephone interview from Winnipeg.And there is no way to avoid the fact that Mr. Volpes campaign difficulties have caused reputational damage to a party that Im sure he loves as much as I do. Mr. Volpe must draw his own...http://liberalleadership06.blogspot.com/2006/06/iggy-ready-to-rumble.html Bob Rae Will Save the Poor- June 7, 2006 Liberal arriviste Bob Rae unveiled his platform in Toronto yesterday.His priorities include focusing on education, spearheading a research and innovation strategy, replacing or refurbishing roads, bridges, sewers and other infrastructure projects, and lowering income taxes for those who most need relief.Innovative stuff to be sure...Yawn.Acknowledging the heavy baggage he carries from his disastrous turn as premier of Ontario, Rae said: "I've had high points. I've had low points," he said. "I'm.http://liberalleadership06.blogspot.com/2006/06/bob-rae-will-save-poor.html |