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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Riddle Me This

Why is Steve cruising for votes among Liberals? Surely, Liberals are progressive, salt-of-the-earth types? At least, that's the story they tell us every day.

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Harper Is Not The Second Coming Of John Howard, But Howard Hughes

Does this sound like a guy who enjoys "ordinary Canadians"?

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is shielded from the public as he criss-crosses the country, campaigning in a political bubble.

No handshakes on street corners or rallies in the parks. Only highly staged backdrops for his daily political message, and assemblies where Tory staffers and security officers closely monitor the crowds.

No handshakes? What the hell kind of "ordinary guy" doesn't like to be touched by other humans? How can you claim to understand someone you refuse to meet? Someone should ask Harper what movies he likes to watch.

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