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Joe Shlabotnik

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8. Bob Rae would be toxic to the Liberal's Ontario voters.

Reply to teddy51 (Reply #5)

Wed Mar 14, 2012, 07:38 PM

Mar 2012

Bob Rae's bumbling, and broken campaign promises as Ontario's NDP premier caused the electorate to freak out and swing the polar opposite direction to elect Mike Harris. Too many people, shake their heads when they remember Rae, and say never again. He both tarnished the NDP provincially, and soiled his future aspirations with the federal Liberals.

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Death Penalty article in the Ottawa Sun this week. Makes me think the Conservatives [View all] applegrove Mar 2012 OP

I still can't believe that Canadian's actually voted these idiots into a majority Government! teddy51 Mar 2012 #1

The vast majority of the people didn't vote for the Conservatives. The vote on the left was split applegrove Mar 2012 #2

I understand that, but they still managed to give Harper a Majority and that sucks, and will teddy51 Mar 2012 #3

Yeah. When Ignatieff didn't win the nomination that Dion did, Liberals should have applegrove Mar 2012 #4

Bob Rae never used to impress me, but I'm begining to warm up to the guy. He may not teddy51 Mar 2012 #5

I really like Bob Rae. He is doing a great job. I hope he wins the leadership. applegrove Mar 2012 #6

I'm at that point as well. He is doing a great job inspite of the fact that the Liberals teddy51 Mar 2012 #7

Bob Rae would be toxic to the Liberal's Ontario voters. Joe Shlabotnik Mar 2012 #8

Yeah, I knew that but thought as compared to Ignatieff Bob Rae would be a better leader than someone teddy51 Mar 2012 #9

Less than 1 year in majority power. Joe Shlabotnik Mar 2012 #10

I skipped over the article on the death penalty. But you can bet that if it made the front applegrove Mar 2012 #11

"The death penalty brutalizes the population..." Lucy Goosey Mar 2012 #12