August 21, 2002, 21:22
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Chrétien to step down
He won't run again. Will keep position till February 2004, at which point a successor will be chosen.
http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2002/08/21...ienquits020821
What a bombshell...
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August 21, 2002, 21:24
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Maybe he's going to get that speech therapy he's put off for so long.
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August 21, 2002, 21:27
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Hah. If people could actually understand what he was saying he'd have caused himself more trouble than he already did.
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August 21, 2002, 23:48
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So do you anticipate being able to mindfully wave your flag anytime soon? Or same old, same old?
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August 21, 2002, 23:51
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this is a good thing, right?
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August 21, 2002, 23:52
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Great news!
Now Martin has an extra year to prepare.
I guess if we're stuck with one party, it might as well be led by a resonable person, rather than a hack.
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August 21, 2002, 23:54
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Man, I had to guess that this was some Canadian thing. I couldn't tell if it was French, or Canuck, or Belgian or what.
In other news, an American just showed how ignorant he was of that country that's right above his on the map.
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August 21, 2002, 23:54
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We know we can always count on you Felch.
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August 21, 2002, 23:56
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Great news!
Now Martin has an extra year to prepare.
I guess if we're stuck with one party, it might as well be led by a resonable person, rather than a hack.
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As far as I'm concerned, it's crap news for Martin. Now Manley can go all out to prepare; before he had to be on the down low to look respectful. Since the Martin/Chrétien falling out, Martin has had a freer hand.
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August 21, 2002, 23:58
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Manley's like Chrétien junior. Rock's my choice, but he's running third...
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August 21, 2002, 23:59
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this is a good thing, right?
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Depends who you ask.
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August 21, 2002, 23:59
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I might be happy with Manley. Martin would be better.
Rock or Copps would be a bigger disaster than the Mangler.
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August 22, 2002, 00:03
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I know Chretien, not these others you are talking about
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August 22, 2002, 00:04
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It would be too much to expect anyone outside of Canada to know who they are.
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August 22, 2002, 00:04
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Has the NDP gotten new leadership yet? I will finally be old enough to vote and I want to vote for a centre party. The Liberals are too right-wing for my tastes. 
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August 22, 2002, 00:08
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Centre party. Snigger.
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August 22, 2002, 00:14
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BTW, nice title St Leo. Enjoy your trip.
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August 22, 2002, 00:15
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I think he is a moderator of one of the small fora
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August 22, 2002, 00:16
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Oh. My bad.
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August 22, 2002, 00:26
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This is a very adept move for Chretien, but bad of the country. Chretien does not get challenged for leadership, and gets an extra 1.5 years in office. Meanwhile, he's a lame duck, and can't do anything whatsoever. So we essentially have no leadership until he steps down. And it's good for Manley and bad for Martin, as the best thing Martin had was the anti-Chretien vote.
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August 22, 2002, 00:27
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Damn I was hoping Chretien would stick around, it would have gave a united right an opportunity to rise up!
The Liberal party is still full of incompetents, regardless of who leads them. granted the same could be said of all parties.
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August 22, 2002, 00:33
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I think Martin has a bit more going for him than people unhappy with Chretien.
I'll take bets now that Martin wins, if he sticks around to run.
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August 22, 2002, 00:37
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He'll still win, but by less.
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August 22, 2002, 01:54
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What a pompous arse. He gets everyone all excited by saying that he is stepping down and then says he'll do so in 2004. I was ecstatic, thinking that the old crook finally came to his senses and was going to step down immediately. 
I hope Martin gets the nod to lead the Liberals. Even though I'm not a liberal myself, I'd rather see him in there than any of the others. Rock would be my second choice. Manley? He's a scary character.
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August 22, 2002, 01:57
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It's a rule that all future PMs need to be so wacky-looking that cartoonists don't have to spend time coming up with a standard caricature.
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August 22, 2002, 01:57
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John's wandering eye will fit the bill nicely, methinks. 
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Does anyone have the same problem I do? Whenever I look at Chrétien, I always read it as Cretin...
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Maudit anglais.
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It's his pet name here in the west.
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You said PET as a joke, right?
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