It's difficult to fight a two-headed snake and Bob Rae's decision, yesterday proves it. Iggy's political cache and backroom manipulation was just too much for Rae.
Now, the mad ranting Adler on CORUS "entertainment"(?) says Rae is prone to "dramatically fallible judgment". We also wonder if it's true? Now to be clear, we are not questioning Rae's move because some braggadocios, gaseous, hate-filled, little fat-boy on the airwaves is making hay and already saying Iggy's leadership has no legitimacy. No, we are questioning Rae's move, in a sane rational fashion, because it matters.
Was Rae's withdrawal an example of expediency trumping principle? Or was it logic trumping desire? Some, such as Smart Arse, believe Rae's withdrawal is evidence of an astute politician. Realizing his run for the leadership was likely to be fraught with futility; the man did what any logical pol would do - he framed his move as one in the best interests of his party and pledged to back Iggy to the nth degree in the battle against Harper. Others, notably Fat Arse, are skeptical. They wonder whether Iggy's take-no-prisoners leadership strategy has left too bitter an aftertaste in Rae's craw to allow for a working relationship between the two men. Especially where the coalition is concerned. But Fat Arse is willing to take Rae at his word and give him a chance to live up to the very high bar he set for himself yesterday.
Unity, a fleeting commodity within the Liberal party lo these past years may, indeed, be at hand. But it will take two to make it work. And Fat Arse believes it will be up to Iggy to ensure he resists his well-established Machiavellian impulse to control the entire agenda. Only then will it be possible for he and Rae to forge a workable relationship. Should they succeed, Harper may very well soon find himself up against a new two-headed snake - one he cannot beat. Time will tell.
As for the venomous ranting Adler - keep it up fat-boy - we're just waiting for the day you choke on your toxic tongue on-air. It can't be too soon for us.
