Bring on the Farce- September 26, 2006 While you were wrestling with the idea that had Belinda not dropped out of the Liberal leadership race, Tie Domi could have ended up serving cucumber sandwiches at 24 Sussex drive as the first-spouse, the campaign fell even further into the realm of farce.As Jumpin' Joe Volpe was about to enter a news conference to defend his ethics-challenged campaign, he was chased down the street by two "ghosts," wearing white sheets and signs reading, "Volpe Has Spirits." This spectacle at least got Joe...http://liberalleadership06.blogspot.com/2006/09/bring-on-farce.html Are you kidding me- September 21, 2006 Bob Rae donated money to NDP candidates this year.And this guy thinks he should lead the Liberal Party.People, are we losing our minds Stop the insanity. Can someone please get the Anyone But Rae movement going.http://liberalleadership06.blogspot.com/2006/09/are-you-kidding-me.html Is Iggy Fading- September 20, 2006 A new poll from the Globe and Mail shows the Liberal leadership battle is a tighter race than many expected. Although anointed early as the heir to the throne, a gaffe prone Michael Ignatieff has not walked away with the race.Now the Globe poll puts Iggy only 2 points ahead of Bob Rae and 6 points ahead of Stephane Dion. The second tier candidates are Kennedy and Dryden, both with 9% support among Liberal Party members who will vote to select delegates. The remaining candidates each have less...http://liberalleadership06.blogspot.com/2006/09/is-iggy-fading.html SHOCKER! Bennett is Out- September 18, 2006 So apparently Carolyn Bennett was running for the Liberal leadership.Did you hear about this Anyway, she's dropped out and endorsed Bob Rae. Some of her immediate family members have followed suit while her other supporters left the phone booth they occupied to join Stephane Dion's campaign.She made the decision after the surprising realization that she had no chance to win. Good-bye Dr. Bennett, we hardly knew ya.Ignatieff no longer in love with George W. Bush.Brison's tax policies make...http://liberalleadership06.blogspot.com/2006/09/shocker-bennett-is-out.html Iggy at 30% Support- September 12, 2006 Will leadership candidate Michael Ignatieff pull off a convincing win on "Super Weekend"Ignatieff has far and away the most caucus support with 35 MPs and seven Senators onside. But has his sometimes faltering campaign truly connected with Liberals at the constituency level Some pundits say yes, Iggy has the support of 30% of Liberals.We'll find out the Sept. 29 weekend when close to 5,000 delegates will be elected. If Ignatieff does well on the Super Weekend, we are sure to see some of the...http://liberalleadership06.blogspot.com/2006/09/iggy-at-30-support_12.html Iggy's Relaunch- September 7, 2006 Michael Ignatieff relaunched his floundering campaign last night by unveiling his Agenda for Nation Building: Liberal Leadership for the 21st Century. More policy documents are expected in the run up to the convention. This is an attempt to shore up Iggy's policy credentials and remove the focus from his recent gaffes.Of course, sucking up to soft nationalists in Quebec by saying Quebec should be called a "nation" won't help on that front. He says he won't offer new powers to Quebec but thinks..http://liberalleadership06.blogspot.com/2006/09/iggys-relaunch.html Dryden Goes Big- September 6, 2006 Liberal leadership candidate Ken Dryden unveiled his policy platform yesterday, calling for a "Big Canada" defined by peace, love and oooh baby baby...Dryden is in favour of education, fairness and the environment, in addition to some other bold policy initiatives. Or so we are told, we dozed off part way through the newser. But check it out for yourself. Dryden is a thoughtful guy.We've said it before and we'll say it again: how can a man so qualified to be leader be so lacking in charisma...http://liberalleadership06.blogspot.com/2006/09/dryden-goes-big.html Gaffe du jour- September 1, 2006 The Iggy gaffe watch continues. In today's edition, the putative Liberal leader said that he wanted to "avoid civil war" in Quebec.While this is a noble proposition, and one that echoes another great thinker, Axl Rose, Ignatieff's remarks are viewed through the media Gaffe-watch filter. Every thing he says or does will now be interepreted as either a gaffe or not a gaffe. That will be the extent of the analysis.The Iggy camp are wisely trying to get off the gaffe train by not "apologizing" for..http://liberalleadership06.blogspot.com/2006/09/gaffe-du-jour.html |