Signs of life for Michael Ignatieff

Wells inadvertently forgot to mention that the anti prorogation issue was driven by the media and only when the opposition saw the torqued headlines and the outrageous columns did they react. Lets not forget Layton was in the sunny United States and Iffy was in France.

As pointed out Iffy has been very busy during the parliamentary break spinning his wheels. Its as if Canadians have made up their minds about him and ignore everything he says.
Obviously he is a professor. He writes 7 pages. Does he think the PM is going to take the time to read a 7 page treatise on virtually every policy that the Libs want addressed? Not likely.

Once again the leader of the official opposition writes a letter about Bouchard. Ever the professor. Much easier to write a letter than hold a press conference and have to answer tough questions. Oh I forgot the feckless media would probably simply ask him how he feels about prorogation.

Anyway Iffy and Donolo should pay attention to Nano’s leadership poll numbers because those are the real indicators of who Canadians think should be running the country.

Toronto is a landscape of the mind… Or was that Alberta? All these stereotypes look alike to me.

Is he paying you to write this drivel? Ignatieff bears an uncanny resemblance to the Muppet Show character, the American Eagle, in both looks and charisma. He comes across as just about as intelligent too. Remarkable that he sound like such an oaf considering his credentials.

The largly left leaning media very much wants to believe that its active overhyping of this issue or the next attacking Harper has "worked", indeed that's the very purpose of their overhyping.

But the fundamentals of Harper's government hasn't changed, nor has the state of the country. If anything, the macro picture is better than it was a year a go.

I realize that whether food may be on the table, and the children's lessons can be paid for, is a petty disruption to what is otherwise far more pressing issues such as… the horrid nature of the 105 prorogation (as compared to the previous benign 104 prorogations), whether Harper ate a wafer, shook his son's hand etc – all things the Ottawa/Toronto/ lefitst media elite view as shocking, shocking events,

to the rest it just isn't so.

For these reasons, the next election will not even be close: another very large minority, or majority.

It's the bread and butter that counts. Always has, always will.

"Signs of life for Michael Ignatieff"

Sure. He's gone from comatose to lethargic though I agree the past few weeks have been good for Iggy/Libs.

I will be interested to see if Iggy can change first impression that Canadians have of him – what we've seen from the past year – and believe in this new Iggy 2.0. Am I the only one who wonders who the real Iggy is when he makes it this apparent how much in control his handlers are of him.

Libs have struggled to get above 30/32% for the past five years, that's the story to focus on. Where have the Lib supporters gone?

"The majority of Canadians are left leaning …."

I agree with that. Even Con Party Of Canada is more Socialist Workers Party than Libertarian/Classic Liberal.

The rest of what you wrote is wrong, however.

1) Cons would dance jigs of joy if Liberal party were to disappear and people had to choose between Con and NDP. And NDP supporters would never vote for NDP if they were even less left leaning than they are now.

2) The media is not meant to represent the political views of the country – they are meant to be advocates for us, the public, against Pols, bureaucrats, big business and the like. And msm does not remotely reflect view of most Canadians – msm is good at covering Martin/Iggy wing of party (Globe/CTV) and Trudeau/Chreiten/Dion (TorStar/CBC) and we are supposed to think this represents the diverse thought of Canadians.

3) I am not sure what you are talking about. Do you mean favourable reputation abroad? Why should we care what foreigners think of us? We are one of the most tolerant countries in world, why would we care what reactionaries around the world think of us. I don't care all that much what the world's gangsters and murderers think of Canada.

And I would like to hear more about the Americanization of Canada because that's absurd.

I have to wonder why, if MI was so far down in the polls, why would Harpo resurrected him and in effect increase the Liberal numbers? What shrewed political gamesmanship would allow Harpo to do this? The more I thought about it the more I became convinced that it was just Harpo getting reading for the Olympics out west. You see he must have put back on his leather vest and cowboy hat and then got it wet and it must have squeezed out a brain fart! Note to Harpo….stay with the blue sweater and the piano, the western garb alienates your base and elevates the Liberals (not to mention gives the rest of Canada a good chuckle!!!).

Everybody out there- stop & think–with parliament not in session– means– there is more work being done– then when they are sitting– & arguing over -trivial remarks- who made what- by whom—& the never ending shouting— He must resign– or apologize— etc.?
Iggy– so far has nothing 2 say- that would make me think– he could run a country. @ give everyone a masters degree education–sounds great– but stop & think– if we are all that well educated– ther e would be no jobs–who would do the menial taskes etc.??
Same goes 4 socialistc thinkers– if we are all taken equal( which we aren't) then we will all be equally poor!!!! So have ur pick–go down the hill– or up. A leader must have convictions–& stand by them– cant be all- 2 all of the people –all the time!!!