Well said

John at Dymaxion World has Michael Ignatieff and his place in the Lib leadership race pegged perfectly:

(Y)es, the Iraq War needs to be a litmus test for a Liberal leader. Not because other issues are unimportant, but because this was, quite simply, a no-brainer. Before the war began, it was clear that this would end badly. I keep banging away at this, and I understand that some people refuse to see it, but all the same: The anti-war crowd didn't turn out correct by accident. We saw the same evidence as everyone else, we were just smarter. We were right. Ignatieff - and everyone who backed this war - was wrong. Period. Full stop. Give it up already.

If I can't expect Ignatieff to make the right decision in a case as morally and practically simple as the Iraq War, why on Earth should I expect him to make the right choice about taxes? Welfare? Daycare? Health care? Nevermind laws and security. The choice before the war began was simple - either you were for an aggressive war sold on lies, or you were against it.

Ignatieff was for it. If he wants a future in politics, let him run for the Conservatives.

If Ignatieff does manage to emerge victorious in the leadership race, that will represent a fundamental shift away from any pretense of reality-based politics within either of Canada's largest political parties. And while that could well present a great opportunity for the NDP, even I don't want to see the Dippers as the lone voice willing to so much as consider rational decision-making in Parliament.