Modeling Journey

I continue to support Mongoose Bob for leader of the Liberals, and Prime Minister.

Some information about the mongoose, from Nature.ca (see how it matches Bob Rae in action):

"Rudyard Kipling's "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" was a mongoose, and the best known species is definitely the Indian mongoose.... The Indian mongoose is renowned for killing cobras, which it is capable of doing due to its very quick movements, thick protective hide, and long, thick hair. One of the largest species was considered a sacred animal in ancient Egypt. It checked the increase of crocodiles in the Nile River by eating their eggs and gained the popular name Pharaoh's Mouse. Some species of mongoose are kept as pets for vermin protection but are not allowed into Canada or the United States because of their destructiveness."

Bob Rae will be our mongoose to match the Harper cobra. Lord knows that we need some vermin protection, given the sorry performance of this accidental-government of Harper and his new Tories.

Go for it, Mongoose Bob!

The Cat has one word of advice for those undecided about whether to choose Bob Rae as leader of the Liberal Party: when Bob Rae becomes leader of the Liberal Party, and then fights the good fight and defeats the Harperite neocon new Tories to become Prime Minister, do just one thing: Watch him carefully when he governs this country.

And if he slips into sleaze, call him on it.

If he does not have focus (a Martin problem), call him on it.
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Before we all wander off into some philosophical sunset, thanking our lucky stars that we have an intellectual in the form of one Ignatieff to lead us, let's just take a moment to think about how the next election will be fought.

Will the election be won by Ignatieff out debating Harper on finer points of political theory? Not likely.

The election will be won or lost in a long, gruelling campaign, waged by the neocon new Tories with the rightwing gutterfighters from the south helping with the campaign themes, soundbites, slurs and personal attacks. Just think back to Harper's personal attacks on Martin. Then double that.
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Awareness of Bob Rae's "pull" is slowly seeping into the consciousness of many Liberals as the leadership campaign enters the home stretch. The results of the last election showed in dramatic fashion just how the new Tories under their non-charismatic leader Stephen Harper managed to eke into power: the divided left let them gain enough seats to become the minority government.

The big divide was between the Libs and Dippers. If this divide had not existed, then a dozen or so seats would most likely have ended up electing either an NDP or a Liberal MP, and Harper would by now have "done an Iggy" and gone back to academia.
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