Liberal Convention
I was watching the Liberal Leadership Convention yesterday. There were two things I noticed. the first was that Belinda Stronach has dyed her hair. I grant that has little to do with politics, but it was a bit striking when I first saw it.
On a serious note, after the second ballot, when Gerard Kennedy dropped out and backed Dion, basically sealing the deal for him, the CBC crew was interviewing delegates. One of them mentioned that Dion was part of the "old" Liberal Party, and that was why he was doing so well.
Maybe it's just me, but if Canadians were all that impressed with the old Liberal Party, they would still have their old leader, and they wouldn't be in opposition right now. As a result, while I'm not sure if Dion was the Conservative's first choice to run against, I highly doubt they're worried.
Oh well, I have a feeling he's still a better choice than Ignatieff would have been.
