Bob Rae

For all our sakes, I hope he does not go away.Mr.Rae is a fine man and a fine politician.

I'm not sure where the 'triumph of his personal spite' comes from but among his base I'm sure he was applauded. As the world is subsumed by this economic crisis, Harper seems to be saying that we're doing O.K. here in Canada..and the rest of yas should get your shit together and learn from us. Clearly, the deregulating Yanks could learn a thing or two...

no let's not. Lets' try to respect a man who gave a life in the service of his country, living in the shadow of his family and the memory of his mistakes. He managed to overcome both.

great man; a great politician; visionary and humantitarian.
Yes we can.
If we really want to.

@ Doug Sharkey - exactly!

Saeed;
World War Two, as it came to be called, while (apparently) not widely remembered, was actually the subject of several interesting books and movies. Try looking some up. There may even be an article or two about it on the internet.
And given the redfining of borders in Europe the middle east after this "World War" as well as the emergence of a country called "America" as a "Nuclear Superpower", it may have had some indirect impact on our lives, even half a century later. Also--after this "WWII", a group of religious people, apparently upset about a thing called " The Holocaust" banded together and formed a country called "Israel"
Apparently, there are people who don't much like where they decided to put this "Israel", so they eventually flew two airplanes into some tall building on September 11 2001. So in some tiny way, it's almost like this "War" still has context today. Almost makes a guy feel "num". Or it would if I knew what "num" meant.
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Absolutely right! Now let's translate this reality into effective campaign messages!

Bob Rae is a bulwark against the Harper "storm of stupidity". When we need strong leadership and thoughtful commentary, we turrn to Bob- and Michael Ignatieff is so blessed to have people like Bob supporting him the way Bob does.

I commend Bob Rae for having the guts to let people comment on his posts. And Bob, you are not the only one commenting on the increasing centralization of power in the office of a PM who campaigned on smaller goverment and transparency but now runs the most closed administration in our history. Keep up the good fight!

It seems to me that the Harper Conservatives are doing damage to Canada's reputation with each passing day. I can't understand why the government was not brought down when you had the chance. For what it is worth, Ignatief was my third choice for leader. I can't quite figure him out.

Forget about being mad or sad- both are self defeating- just concentrate on getting a clear message out there to the medicare reformists in Canada and the " GOP dominated drug company debate in the USA". Canadian democrats such as yourself need to toss out recycling old apologies- - we are not victims - for the sake of all of us take the lead be provocative and set the debate.... take charge and stop being so polite. Its time for leaders not commentators.

Bob, the woman from Waterdown lied; she slandered our system and may have received compensation for it, while crippling the hope of many uninsured Americans. At the same time I keep getting Conservative rag mailings telling me Mr. Iggy is visiting-while our current PM might as well be Tom Flanagan (and was an Albertan seperatist). I hope the ... Read MoreWaterdown sell-out can sleep at night (people like that usually can). Is there not some sort of legal remedy for this kind of thing? Thanks, and please dont go any further right!!!

the greatest genocide in the history is in full swing.
the genocide of human-beings that use the hemp plant.

end genocide globally
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http://www.preventgenocide.org/genocide/officialtext.htm

oh i forgot it cures cancer's

He was a great politician...not a common occurence

I had a chance to spend an evening with Jim Fulton once. We had a GREAT conversation, fueled by quite a bit of wine and his never-ending supply of hilarious stories.

I felt pretty rough the next morning, and he was the keynote speaker at a conference I had helped to organise. I was more than a bit surprised to see that he had only the speaking... Read More notes he'd scribbled on a napkin. We had a full house of paying delegates, and he had 90 minutes to fill.

Well, I needn't have worried. He gave one of the most cogent, intelligent, provocative, and PowerPoint-free speeches I've ever seen. A great guy, and a wonderful orator. Jim, here's to you! Cheers.

Once again, I simply applaud you for your courage and determination. Anybody who had watched your stand during the emergency debate regarding the Sri Lanka situation in our Canadian Parliament would agree that you did not care about your vote count. You were critical of both sides - GOSL and LTTE. So, I only see goodwill and good faith in your intended trip to Sri Lanka. May god bless you.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/sns-ap-us-tamil-tigers,0,235838.story

Read this BOB, this is your so called support your rooting for? There is where Canadian money is going too

There are many moderate Tamils that aren't concerned with an establishment of a separate state but equal rights in a country of first and second class citizens. This is an issue that is in the forefront only due to the severe nature of the situation. I do agree that natives also require some government attention but your sweeping generalizations would make me conclude you have less brains than your profile picture indicates of Homer Simpson.

You have known very less that speaks through your words Mr.Baker...Please learn the historical perspective that made Tamils marginalized for decades...Tamils are not terrorists..they are ordinary people with ordinary expectations...The people who make innocent people to resort to terrorists tactics to achieve unachievable are in fact to accused...... Read Morefind the route cause Mr.Baker...the symptoms will give you clues...your knowledge in this whole event is very less...be educated and informed...do you know history of Tamils in Sri Lanka...are you aware about the marginalization that occurred during the past six decades or so...be informed before accusing the whole Tamil community as terrorists...

Where's your call for Israel to stop its illegal war of genocide and aparthied?

Open a dialogue with either side in Palistine but I recommend a politician practice on the gun lobby , religious lobby , abortion / anti abortion lobby ...... or do what you can with the issues you can ?