As Andrew Sullivan noted, McCain has adopted a new slogan:

"Don't Hope for a Better Life, Vote for One"

Although the election was a squeaker -- a minority government short more than 30 seats of majority -- the election of Stephen Harper as the Prime Minister of Canada had an ominous potential. Many people thought he might improve his dismal image (about 40% of Canadians would see the Conservatives in a better light if he disappeared) by suppressing the wingnut section of his party and concentrating on popular measures such as tax cuts and cleaning up the corruption left by the preceding Liberal government. Then, after a year or two of moral grandstanding, he could trigger another election and get a majority.

Whoops. Looks like his greed and shortsightedness, plus the invincible wingnut tendency to get back for any and all slights, have put a massive hole in that strategy.

Originally posted at Blackstar's Diary re the Canadian Election

Set your watch back 10 years to '96

As an admittedly sloppy analogy for our American friends, albeit one that must look pretty damn sweet to any American in 2006.
(Apologies are extended for the Xmas rudeness of Dec. 26-28 which occurred when Situationists invaded the Howth of Murph and left offensive comments. Things have returned to moderate-Canadian in the Howth, and a Royal Commission has been enacted to study what went wrong.)