It Worked On Dion - Will It Work On Ignatieff?
Posted in Personal Miscellany
on April 5th, 2011 by
Stephen DeGrace
Topics:
Politics
Giving so much attention to Ignatieff and making it seem like he is an underdog that the mean popular kids are picking on might backfire on the Conservatives. Ignatieff is not a weakling, a fool or an idiot. Yes, he lived for 30 years outside Canada - where he achieved international recognition in the absolute top tier of his field of expertise in a mercilessly critical and competitive environment. Stop and think about that for a minute. You don't get to that kind of position in life for nothing.
Ignatieff made a strong bid for the coveted leadership of the notoriously fratricidal Liberal party practically the minute after setting foot off the plane, and in just two years he managed to secure the top job. He's had five years back home to get used to the current state of Canadian politics, and for us to get used to him. Given who he is and what he's accomplished, it would be really stupid to underestimate him in this election.
The constant, strident string of personal attacks from the Conservative party has the unmistakable yellow scent of fear. In the meantime, Ignatieff is finding low-key but extremely effective ways to draw attention to Harper's least attractive quality and biggest potential weakness, his basic democratic instincts of a Third World despot. It may be Ignatieff who has the last laugh.
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