Monday, March 19, 2012 Expect A Lot More Of This Kind Of Thing I am not sure that Bob Rae, given his obvious political skills, couldn't  transcend it with a good campaign performance.   On the other hand, maybe not.  Certainly, if there is anyone on offer in '13 without his baggage and even two-thirds of his charisma, then that person would be the better choice.  Bob Rae if necessary, but not necessarily Bob Rae. Speaking of charismatic politicians, Gerard Kennedy might attempt a come-back .  He definitely has the hair to lead this nation to greatness.  I remember, though, finding his last go round as leadership candidate a bit light on substance, and at the time his French was said to be weak.  If Gerard up his game this time out, then maybe... Three years before any election they launch an attack ad against the interim-leader of a deeply-wounded party with only 35 seats in the HOC. Oh, incidentally that interim-leader agreed to the job on the condition he would not run for the permanent position. The only thing I can think is this is like the Harperbots are kicking a homeless kid. You have to wonder if at some point their over-the-top mean streak will start to act against them. @Tof KW "their over the top mean streak will start to act against them"? Not on your life, because the recipients of the attack ads are over the top mean as well, as I, a rather naive immigrant who