[Newsbot]

Title: St�phane Dion steps out of the Liberal shadows
Category: Political
Posted By: Canadaka
Date: 2011-06-20 12:33:05
Canadian

[martin14]

Just keeps coming back.

again and again.

like the clap

[Zipperfish]

Good. He's a solid, reasonable, thoughtful voice. Didn't have the right cut to his jib to lead, but he's done a lot of good things, including being a primary factor in defeating separatists in Quebec.

[2Cdo]

Zipperfish Zipperfish:

Good. He's a solid, reasonable, thoughtful voice. Didn't have the right cut to his jib to lead, but he's done a lot of good things, including being a primary factor in defeating separatists in Quebec.

I can actually agree with this. Dion seems to be a "nice guy" and is probably a very smart man, but he was WAAAAY out of his depth as a leader.

[Dragon-Dancer]

I think he's a very good asset for the Libs, I also always got the impression that he was a very reasonable and intelligent person. This is the kind of guy the Libs need more of to back a solid leader who can actually articulate policy. A leader he, sadly was not.

[Thanos]

True. Hopefully the NDP goofing around with the meaning of the Clarity Act in order to placate their Quebec caucus has gotten Dion fired up for another round.

[fifeboy]

martin14 martin14:

Just keeps coming back.

again and again.

like the clap

Perhaps you should be more careful. A condom works wonders, but carefully choosing your partners is even more important.

[martin14]

fifeboy fifeboy:

martin14 martin14:

Just keeps coming back.

again and again.

like the clap

Perhaps you should be more careful. A condom works wonders, but carefully choosing your partners is even more important.

Go tell that to the NDP.

[fifeboy]

martin14 martin14:

fifeboy fifeboy:

martin14 martin14:

Just keeps coming back.

again and again.

like the clap

Perhaps you should be more careful. A condom works wonders, but carefully choosing your partners is even more important.

Go tell that to the NDP.

Why's that, Jack just keeps staying on. Getting more popular all the time.

[Unsound]

Dion does seem to be the embodiment of the peter principle. Hopefully he is aware of that and is content to remain a competant and effective MP rather than trying for leadership again.

[bootlegga]

Dragon-Dancer Dragon-Dancer:

I think he's a very good asset for the Libs, I also always got the impression that he was a very reasonable and intelligent person. This is the kind of guy the Libs need more of to back a solid leader who can actually articulate policy. A leader he, sadly was not.

Yeah, I can agree with that.

For the Liberals to rebound in the next election, they need a number of strong candidates to support whoever is leader. Without that base, they'll get destroyed once again.

Still, I wasn't a huge fan of Dion's platform being almost entirely about the environment (it's important, but so is the economy, health care, defence, etc), and that's why I didn't vote for his party in 2008. Hopefully his input won't shift the Liberals to a pseudo-Green party.