Wednesday, December 24, 2008  Ignatieff Interview  Ignatieff
interview with the Globe and Mail, and his comments on the
coalition sound strangely similar to recent one's by Jack
Layton:   At the very least, that kind of attitude keeps the
pressure on.  Ignatieff also commented on a possible future
election theme, one that may resonate, although it's pretty
involved: “The market meltdown has been a moment of truth for
conservative ideology, and a moment of validation for liberal
ideology,” Mr. Ignatieff said.  I think you can make a pretty
powerful argument now, for the benefits of regulation and
government intervention in the market. People have a graphic
example of the dangers of laissez-faire economics, the amoral
market, that fails to put public interest ahead of self-
interest. If one was ever to make the case against conservatism,
Ignatieff has found his moment, but it must be a concise
argument. Whatever the eventual budget, it is important to
demonstrate that Harper revised, only as a matter of last res