Congratulations Mr. Dion!

Back from the Liberal Party Convention in Montreal.

Here are a few general observations:

Stephane Dion ran a clean and relatively flawless campaign. He had as the coasters his campaign was handing out said, "the least baggage" of the main candidates.

He is a bright man whose heart is in the right place and I hope that leadership will allow him to shed his prvious petulance, in the same way that parenting causes most people to grow up.

He has all the tools to rebuild the party and all the goodwill to succeed. Now he must roll up his sleeves and let's hope the 36 members of Caucus who were with Iggy put down their ice picks.

I hope that the talents of all the leadership contenders will be put to good use.

Finally, congratulations to Jason Cherniak and DC Grit for choosing the winner.

PS: This was the most exciting political convention in Canadian history. I and many other (except Belinda and that self-absorbed David McGuinty) are really glad that one-person/one-vote motion was defeated.