"The world unfolded exactly as it was meant to in Saturday's political thriller, with Montreal MP Stephane Dion snaring the Liberal party leadership after four gruelling rounds of balloting." That's how The Vancouver Sun's Barbara Yaffe summarized the former environment minister's win. Continued Ms. Yaffe, "As I first predicted on July 22, Dion prevailed against his two main rivals, Michael Ignatieff and Bob Rae, both party newcomers." Indeed, the scribe devoted a whole column to making that prediction. But a win by Mr. Dion wasn't the only possibility she contemplated. On November 23, Ms. Yaffe informed readers "The next Liberal leader, to be announced Dec. 2, almost surely will be either Stephane Dion or Bob Rae." And a month earlier, she wrote "the former Ontario premier is now looking like the best shot to win."