C is for Coalition!

[Big Papa Goat]

Well, Bob Rae dropped out after the Liberal caucus (rather than the membership) decided that Ignatieff would be the best leader. Probably because they figured it out that the coalition was a terrible idea, so it wouldn't be any good to have a leadership contendor running on a platform of death to Stephen Harper at any cost.
I guess it's a good thing the caucus forced this leadership selection through though, the Liberal Party membership and its delegates don't seem to be up to the task of selecting competent leaders.
Iggy's a good guy though, I'm sure he and Harper will work something out that will make sense. I'd be willing to bet that there's not going to be a coalition in January though. Ignatieff has already said that he wouldn't defeat the government before looking at the budget, and Harper has already invited him to consult on that budget, so there's no reason they won't be able to figure out something between now and January that they can both agree on. Hopefully Harper has got the message that he doesn't have to be an asshole all the god damned time. But really, the Conservatives have hardly been uncooperative, even in this crisis they immediately retracted the contreversial measures that instigated the crisis when they learned how much the opposition was opposed to them.