I grew up in Ontario, so in my mind Bob Rae is linked to vague memories of some nightmarish era in political history — a long, deep recession coupled with mind-blowing deficits, strikes and social unrest. In fact, I can confidently say that the only thing Bob Rae ever did for me was give me a month off school, when the teachers went on strike.

But I have to give credit where it’s due. Here is Mr. Rae absolutely kicking the rhetorical tar out of some poor, unprepared Conservative MP from Western Ontario. There’s one sentence in there where Bob links the CPC to the Republican Party, Fox News and Sarah Palin in one devastating breath.

(A “ten-percenter” is a political pamphlet.)

Do you know why the possibly mentally-challenged Mr. Braid was there to defend the Conservatives in their smear campaign against the Liberals? Because Stephen Harper doesn’t have the balls to defend his own scurrilous garbage. I’m calling Stephen Harper out. Proroguing Parliament to avoid answering questions about detainee torture? Cowardice. Sending out a flier accusing the Liberals of being against Canadian troops because they want to look into the matter? Cowardice. Sending some poor fool on national TV to defend those decisions? Cowardice.

Here’s a tip for the Conservatives. If you’re going to behave like Republicans, you’re going to need bigger cojones.

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