"Listen -- strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony."
Dennis had it right after all.
Ignatieff, Layton, and Duceppe thought they had been handed Excalibur by divine right and were ready to use it to make themselves kings. But the masses had other ideas and gave the mandate to Stephen Harper and the Conservatives.
While many of my friends are now gnashing their teeth and lamenting the imminent destruction of Canada, what the opposition needs to be doing is getting their acts together.
The NDP has made an historic move into 2nd place, and they need to take full advantage of it. They literally have dozens of inexperienced MPs marching off to Ottawa with no clue what is in store for them. Take the next four years and train them (some of them in French) to become politicians. Learn something about these constituents that you may never have met. If you don't, the Quebecois are not going to give you a free ride in the next election.
Elizabeth May has also done the seemingly impossible and has won the first seat for the Green Party. If nothing else, the networks are going to have to give her a place in the debates! Good for you Elizabeth!
The Liberals have the most soul-searching to do. Ignatieff today said that he would stay on as long as the party wants him to, but I think he should be working on his resume. There are only four months before the start of Fall semester. Scott Brison and Bob Rae might want to start prepping for the next Liberal leadership convention.
Finally, the Bloc? I could probably squeeze the whole party into my van between the kids' booster seats. You guys need a lift anywhere?
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