Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Iggy's got the family biz. Time for a Big Re-Org
Charles Ritchie's godsons have had it out. One was left standing, holding the keys to the battered, creaky old family business. The business needs to be re-organizied immediately.
I took down allot of the mean things I said about Bob. Its not fair to say mean things about Bob right now even if you are an anonymous orphaned blogger. He is funny after all, and that does count.
I have allot less sympathy for Bob's geezer brigade (Sharon and Lloyd that means you) still whinging tonight about "democracy" and "one member one vote". Shut up you hypocrites. As of 2 years, 8 weeks, really up until 24 hours ago not one Rae supporter or Bob ever said a peep about "one member vote".
In fact up until mid Monday morning the Rae Campaign was quite pleased with the prospect of the ridiculously expensive deeply un-democratic Vancouver Leadership Convention in May. ie Ralph Goodale as "Interim Leader" for 6 months, warming the PM's chair for Bob.
Everyone knew that by May Iggy would have no money left, and Bob would have cash in hand. Lower mainland BC was Bob's best hope for winning.
Either Bob or Ignatieff was going to "win" this thing in some tortured ugly process.
Ignatieff's first job as Leader should be to torch a whole bunch of rules, people, and big swaths of Liberal culture, and begin again. He is definately going to need Bob's help, for sure. BR + MI Together forever.
I took down allot of the mean things I said about Bob. Its not fair to say mean things about Bob right now even if you are an anonymous orphaned blogger. He is funny after all, and that does count.
I have allot less sympathy for Bob's geezer brigade (Sharon and Lloyd that means you) still whinging tonight about "democracy" and "one member one vote". Shut up you hypocrites. As of 2 years, 8 weeks, really up until 24 hours ago not one Rae supporter or Bob ever said a peep about "one member vote".
In fact up until mid Monday morning the Rae Campaign was quite pleased with the prospect of the ridiculously expensive deeply un-democratic Vancouver Leadership Convention in May. ie Ralph Goodale as "Interim Leader" for 6 months, warming the PM's chair for Bob.
Everyone knew that by May Iggy would have no money left, and Bob would have cash in hand. Lower mainland BC was Bob's best hope for winning.
Either Bob or Ignatieff was going to "win" this thing in some tortured ugly process.
Ignatieff's first job as Leader should be to torch a whole bunch of rules, people, and big swaths of Liberal culture, and begin again. He is definately going to need Bob's help, for sure. BR + MI Together forever.
Liberal Style! The Zealot Wing gets to Vote
I guess that is fair, Bob wanted a free and open vote, and now he's got one - with the least democratic most insular wing of the Liberal Party. Liberal Riding Presidents and Club Presidents jealously guard their positions as if (oh I don't know) an IRB Appointment or maybe a Senate seat hangs on it!
These are the true believers, the zealots who believe in only one thing: It is always time to bring Canada's Governing Party "back to government". And this group can sniff out losers faster than a beagle working for Canada Customs can find contraband sausage in Air Italia passenger luggage.
One Member One Vote: For Real or Liberal Style?
Bob (this week) wants "one member one vote" .
Last week he wanted the government handed to him. (Life is all about recalibrating one's expectations.)
61 years he has had to tell us the Liberal Party needed reforming, and not until now do we hear a word.
Is "one member, one vote" for real?
Or is Bob thinking we should do this "Liberal Style"?
Last week he wanted the government handed to him. (Life is all about recalibrating one's expectations.)
61 years he has had to tell us the Liberal Party needed reforming, and not until now do we hear a word.
Is "one member, one vote" for real?
Or is Bob thinking we should do this "Liberal Style"?
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