No one is faulting Iggy for his absence from Canada. We take offense to his living abroad for 34 years while slagging Canada at every turn, claiming allegiance to the States, then only returning after a couple of Libs get on a plane and go to Boston to tell him he can be PM if he returns.
If Iggy came back 20 years ago ran for MP won then went on to run for PM, he wouldn’t have seemed to be such an opportunist. He was given the leadership of the Lib party without even a vote.
Personally, I think Iggy’s views would line up better with the Cons than the Libs, but unfortunately he keeps recanting long held views about foreign policy and national defense that made him such a rock star of the foreign policy world. I have read his Biography, Iggy’s family have a great story; too bad he has tried to change that as well while trying to look like a Joe Six-pack. If I was to pick a cabinet for the government I would choose Iggy for Foreign Affairs and National Defense; there is no one better in this country, but I also think Harper is the best suited to be PM. I don’t want either of them to be my best buddy, I just want someone who will make the ugly decisions that no one else is willing to. I have never understood people wanting their politicians to be like Jimmy Carter (lovable moron), but when push comes to shove in the world we want them to suddenly turn into Vlad Putin (Darth Vader). Be happy Harper isn’t as stupid as Carter or as Hard as Putin.
