An X-Mas Election

I don't know if you can open with an "aside", but:
"X" in "X-Mas" is not a modern attempt to de-Christ Christmas. In ancient Greek, "X" was pronounced "Christos".

I don't want a holiday election. Nobody does. The ones who say they really they don't want one, are the ones that are going to cause one - Harper, Layton, and to some extent, Duceppe.

There have been times in the history of Canada, or one of it's provinces, where the old government needed to be changed, such as when a long-term leader is out of steam and needs to retire. This is not one of those times.

This election has only 2 probable outcomes: A Liberal or a Conservative minority. We have the former already, and the latter would fall after a few months when they try to reverse the same-sex marriage laws or something else that only rednecks want to see.

Ok, I don't like Jack Layton -I hated him when he was in Toronto Politics.

Ok, I really hate Harper - if you want to live in a country like the USA, MOVE to that country. Look how well Conservatism is doing under Bush (stage note - seams: begin coming apart). Harper's one claim to fame is that he makes you miss Preston Manning, the real Manning with the glasses.

TF