Ignatieff is the best damn thing to have happened to the Liberals

Definitely not the star Liberals thought or hoped he would be. Sure he wrote some interesting books and is probably a darn good debater and smart to boot,albeit in a bookish way.

His poor performance since  becoming interim leader (Dec/08) and then leader (May/09) ,should come as no big surprise. After all  the academic world is a very different animal from that of the political,never mind the every-day-world of real people.

He’s  gonna have to do more,than just write a book, about how Canadian he supposedly is,lol.

But all’s good.

Iggy’s inability to find his footing,or a personality for that matter, illustrates just how irrelevant & out-of-touch the Liberals really are. Indeed the only real alternative to the Conservatives is and always has been the NDP.

All though I am not a big fan of polls as a very reliable indicator of the popular will over the long term,they do seem fairly reliable over the short term.

And on that front the NDP’s star,unlike some others, seems to be on the rise. Taken together with the NDP’s good showing in the last election & in the 4 recent by-elections things are definitly going the NDP’s way.

Slow and steady wins the race ,that,principles and an articulate leader like Jack Layton,not infallible for sure but of all the party leaders he is by far the better,who hammers away on the  issues that matter to ordinary/working folk & small/family run business.

The federal New Democratic Party has vaulted to levels of voter approval not seen since before the last federal election, as Canada’s two major parties struggle to hold support, suggest findings of a poll released Friday.

The NDP surged six percentage points to 19 per cent support nationally, according to results of an Ipsos Reid poll, commissioned by Canwest News Service and Global National.

Yeah baby…

Coalition;Stick a fork in it,it’s done

Now that Liberal Leader Stephan Dion has resigned.It’s pretty much a forgone conclusion that the next leader of the party will be Mr. Ignatieff.

How the Liberals chose their leader might well be the question,but do they will,and sooner than later.It’s either close ranks/get one’s shit together or continue to appear weak & divided.

The Liberals know that they must get this done as soon as possible,which means before the House resumes sitting, January 26/2009.

What happens after that is anyone guess.

Although one thing is fairly certain,the coalition will not be an option.

The Liberals will find someway to work with the Conservatives,and or the Conservative’s will submit a budget that the Liberals can live with.Peas of a pod the only thing that matters is the  party. Either way the coalition is dead.Conservatives continue to govern,the Liberals buy time.

Time they desperately need,in order to re-build & re-organize their divided and demoralized party.

As much as I might wish for the Liberals to take the moral high ground and work with the NDP to hold the Conservatives to account,it’s not going to happen.The Liberal Party’s health or lack thereof is the main concern,the well being of ordinary Canadians and the economy are of secondary concern.That’s “life” that’s just the hard cold reality of Liberal politicking,its not called the “Big Red Machine” for nothing.

But hey we might all be surprised,although I for one,will not be holding my breath.