Letter To Bob - The Builder - Rae

A country, after all, is not something you build as the pharaohs built the pyramids, and then leave standing there to defy eternity. A country is something that is built every day out of certain basic shared values.
Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Memoirs, p. 366


Dear Bob:


It was with the greatest relief that I heard of the most excellent news that it will be you that will be the Liberal Party interim leader. In my humble opinion there was just no one else to call on at this critical time. The Oracle of Ottawa has been a fan forever. One of my fondest memories is you flaming the pompous William F. Buckley Jr. on his own TV show. That was a long time ago. You haven't changed a bit! Well, okay, your even better looking today. You seem to have very close connections to the Liberal Party hierarchy, and I hope you pull all the strings and anything else you can get a grip on, and flush the last remanens of the Paul Martin Seignorial elements out and down the drain of history. Give the Liberal Party back to its members!!

Bob Rae - Always Fab...

 And Bob, I truly hope that you aren't going  to try to pull a Machiavelli! Canada and the world, hopes to high hope, that you pull a Cardinal Richelieu ! Geez Bob you have already tasted power, and if I remember, in your biography, it damn near killed you. We don't need you as Prime Minister, Canada and the world needs you as Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs! Forever! Well okay, three terms minimum...(Then straight to the Senate with ya!) Leave the back slapping, baby kissing, and panty puckering to the youngsters! You and only you can be the power behind the throne. Take the Nobel Peace Prize Bob, not the pain in the ass keys to 24 Sussex Drive! Trust me on this one...

The years of rebuilding ahead do not have to be without mirth and joy. May I suggest a Truth Squad as per the days of Judy LaMarsh? It will be great press and it will keep the hands busy and the party faithful rolling in front of their TV sets in shock and laughter. Remember Bob, an eleven seat majority is not a majority, it is just the result of one very weird lucky day...

Well old friend it is getting late. And with John "Rusty" Baird as Foreign Affairs Minister the Oracle of Ottawa has been losing a lot of sleep as of late. Although I do predict that he will hit it off perfectly well with his oppo in Germany...(Nod, nod, Wink,wink...) By maintaining strong House discipline and a good working and cordial relationship with Vladamir Jack Layton I strongly feel that you can keep the damage level down to a minimum. Until the Leadership Convention I remain...

                                                                                               The Oracle of Ottawa

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