Double Standard

So, now that Mr. Dion is gone, it seems that the Liberals are in the mode for picking a leader without a vote from the party he leads. If the coalition can do it, why not the Liberal party. The caucus will be choosing Ignatieff any day now, but poor Mr. Rae of former NDP fame is not liking it one bit, and I quote the news article I just read:

Despite rumours that Ignatieff would be installed as interim party leader, Rae said that he's still in the race to win.
"We've been whacked in two elections, we've got to make a comeback," Rae told reporters in Toronto Monday afternoon.
"I think that it's in the interest of both Mr. Ignatieff and me to have a process that's democratic," said Rae, who was joined by supporter and MP Gerard Kennedy.
Rae added that many Liberals reject the prospect that Ignatieff could be installed as leader without consulting with the party's grassroots.
"It's something that outrages people," he said. "That's a very widespread feeling."


I absolutely cannot believe he said that!! How does he think we felt about it when he and his coalition chose to run the country without a "democratic process"? "Widespread outrage"! Was this man not paying attention to what was going on in the country last week?

OOOps! How quickly things develop. Mr. Rae has dropped out and Mr. Ignatieff will be crowned sooner than later. This means that the coalition idea is as good as dead. But now what will Ignatieff do? He enthusiastically endorsed it only days ago, and now he has to distance himself from it because it was such a bad idea. ( He has been listening to the public) This will come back to haunt him. The poor Liberals. They are broke, have leadership problems, and now more baggage. How did they ever expect to run the country? If our Prime Minister plays his cards right, he will have a majority government in the next election.