Joe Volpe: Really is he that bad?

So first Vople is alleged for taking money from Minors for his campaign, and now he is signing up people from the dead. President of the treasury Board John Baird, along with NDP critics, have since been mocking the Liberal party in general and poking fun at these allegations. My take on the issue is not whether Mr. Volpe would make a good leader - because I do not think he would make a good leader- but rather why so much attention to him and his errors?

His news conferences and appearances on Canada Am gave him a chance to clarify and, not to belittle the allegations, he made good points. I mean obviously there were dead people signed up - the paper work shows it- but to what advantage of his would that be? I mean come on really. How are the dead people suppose to come out and support him? Its non-sense to make such a huge deal out of this. And believe me when I say I am no fan of Mr. Volpe. And nontheless the media attention and the potential actuality of another camp being responsible for the allegations is both a) giving a negative image of the party itself and b) not having any constructive purpose in itself.

How would you measure in on Mr. Volpe and the criticisms he has recieved? As one Conservative cabinet minister was quoted saying to Robert fife (on CTV) is "Joe Volpe the gift )to conservative)that keeps on giving"?

Since we are Liberals and have an interest in our party, do you think Mr.Volpe is worsening the situation for Liberals in general by staying in the race?

David McGuinty M.P Endorses Michael Ignatieff

Ottawa South M.P David McGuinty has offically thrown his support behind leadership candidate Michael Ignatieff. Today is the first day that parliament is back in session after the summer break. David McGuinty is a well respected man and with his background in environment and resources Law it works in favour of Mr. Ignatieff. David says of Ignatieff:

"Throughout this campaign, Michael Ignatieff has consistently laid out ambitious policy proposals. He has identified the challenges we must face as a country and offered real solutions, not easy answers. He has delivered the strongest and clearest message on the environment, saying that we must put a price on greenhouse gas emissions if we are to seriously tackle climate change. He has demonstrated political courage and a steadfast commitment to Liberal values. He is doing politics differently – I admire that and I think many Liberals feel the same way," said David McGuinty.

Anthony Rota, Ontario Liberal Caucus Chair, Endorses Michael Ignatieff

Today it was released that Anthony Rota, Ontario Liberal Caucus Chair, has decided to Endorse Michael Ignatieff for leader of the Liberal Party. Coming at a time when an insignificant move was made by Bennett to support Rae, I think it was much more influential to take note of Rota's decision in terms of showing real support. Michael is proving himself more and more capable of bringing the party together and its exciting to see the continuous growth of support he maintains with Liberals, especially the YOUTH core.

Colbert Report -Sexy Photo

For mere Humour check out the Colbert Report on Comedy Central to watch Stephen make mocking comments about the gossip crazed relationship between U.S secretary of State Condelizza Rice and Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Peter Mackay.

Colbert Report

Bennett 2nd candidate out & Interesting poll

So Carolyn Bennett has dropped from the Race and decided to give her support to candidate Bob Rae. Which leaves us with 9 contenders. While some people say 'interesting' that Bennett has supported Rae, I dont find it to be all that surprising. I would even goes as far to say that I wouldnt have expected much else. Perhaps like Bevilaqua there was additional motivation to move over to Rae's camp. But I dont want to jump the gun and make any assumptions, so I'll suggest that Bennett may have enjoyed Rae's Health care policies, as that is one of her primary concerns.

On another note an interesting poll done by the Gandolf Group goes through how general canadians feel about all the candidates, how Liberals feel about them and which issues are important to all of them. It's worth having a look at, if not for anything but fun.

The Publics Choice