I’m about as disappointed as I can be.  There will be no election this fall.  Well, I’m speculating here, but I’m pretty sure there will be no election this fall.  The only way it was going to happen is if the Liberals challenged the Tories on EI reform.  Today’s numbers from Ipsos-Reid indicate that Harper has an 11 point lead over the Grits. So, if Ignatieff does spring the election… then, um… that would be the dumbest thing a politician in Canada has done since trying to win a federal election without being able to understand English.

My (our, but do you really want an election) only hope now is that the lefty spin machine can concoct one of these character assassination jobs to bring down the house.  They tried it with the communion wafer; failed.  Before that, they tried with gay marriage, women’s right to choose, being Bush Jr., etc.; failed.  Perhaps they can come up with another attempt to demonize the PM and get us out to the polls.  Don’t hold your breath, though.

That’s all for now.  A brief dispatch upon my return from holiday.  Thanks for reading.

We’re approaching the first anniversary of this insane parliament that we’ve been enjoying. It seems like just yesterday we were watching Stephen Harper undo the 39th parliament and gear up for another election. Let’s flash back to that storied time. Stephen Harper was riding the crest of a hot economy, we had too many jobs and not enough people, Canada was paying off debt and slashing taxes, Jack Layton was getting shorter while his moustache was getting longer, and Stephane Dion was doing his darndest to convince Liberal voters that he wasn’t a total disaster.

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