Why I Endorse Gerard Kennedy

Originally, I started this blog back in June with a simple 1 line endorsement of Gerard Kennedy without really stating why I am in his camp. Now with just a couple months before the Convention, where I believe he will become the next Liberal Leader, I am going to put some reasoning behind my endorsement.

First off, Gerard is a person who brings about total Party renewal. He has no ties to the previous Leaders of the party, who are evidently still fighting to this day. There is no one better than Gerard to be the face of the 'Renewed' Liberal Party.

Gerard gets things done. He just doesn't sit around, hold press conferences all the time or explain ad nauseum how he can change things; he just goes out and does it. All of his professional and political life Gerard has been a results oriented person, and his track record for getting results speaks volumes about how driven the man truly is.

He is in my opinion, the only one in this race truly capable of beating Harper and the neo-cons in the next election, and the Tories know this. His appeal to all Canadians from coast to coast as Liberal Leader will be contagious as we will see a Leader who evokes a positive energy unlike one we have seen in a generation.

I am only one person with an opinion and my hope is that the rest of us Liberals out there have the courage to stand behind Gerard in his desire not only to make the Liberal Party stronger, but also our great Nation even stronger as well.