Another Day

Another "Bimbo Erruption" from the Tory base. H/T to CC.

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The Poor Little Guy Who Holds All The Power (And Rules Like A King)

That is the name of Harper's forthcoming book. Not really, but it should be. It is hard to believe the guy is still playing the underdog after ruling for three years. I mean, he must have mentioned the fact that he didn't have as much fun as he wanted to, because they were all against him, about 3 or 4 times post debate. But hey, if the media is going to go along with that spin, why not, it has worked for the Republicans for 40 years. You just can't pay for headlines like Rivals Gang Up On Harper. His supporters will eat it with a spoon and my great aunt will feel sorry for poor, poor, Mr. Harper.

As for myself, I thought Dion will win the approval of the pundit class with his performance (at least in English Canada), Layton did fine, but the pundits hate him anyway so he will be judged a loser, Duceppe was his usual self, leaving me wishing he was a member of the NDP and May was cute as a button (I know, you are not supposed to say that, but she has this twinkle, you know?) and I agreed with her assessment that Harper was a fraud.

Update: It looks like Kinsella and I watched the same debate.

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Road Map To Harrisville

The prospect of a majority (fading, fading)is making the Tory faithful write all kinds of loopy things. I am sure the PM would love to comment on the proposal to ship water to the U.S.

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Choices

So, I guess the choice is between the NDP and a continued coalition of Harper and the Liberals? If I was a Liberal (which I am not, thank God), I would not want to get caught up in that dynamic.

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The Pitiless Logic Of "Stop Harper"

Call it political karma. If Travers and Walkom are right (there has to be a first time), we should, in very short order, see Layton appeal to soft Liberals to come over to the NDP to stop a Harper "majority". Too bad we don't have an electoral system designed so we could vote for a party rather than against one, eh?

Sunday Update: Right on schedule.

Sunday Update 2: The problem with Layton's new strategy is that it buys into the idea of strategic voting. One wonders what he will say if the polls take a sudden turn in another direction?

Monday Update: Like now, for example.

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Bringing The 'Unite The Whatever' To Its Logical Conclusion

Too bad no one in the States cares about Nader this time, because I think he is right. Canadians who are on the fence about a "unite the left" movement should watch this and ask themselves "Do I really want a 'choice' similar to the one given to my American cousins?".

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The End Of John McCain?

Not many politicians could survive the following paragraph:

At the bipartisan White House meeting that Mr. McCain had called for a day earlier, he sat silently for more than 40 minutes, more observer than leader, and then offered only a vague sense of where he stood, said people in the meeting.

McCain had better know how to change water into wine, because he is in deep doo doo.

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