Michael in Atlanta of Gay Orbit is one of my favorite reads in the morning and, as he is a ex-pat Canuck, he often covers Canadian news. His observations this morning on Stephen Harper's communications director's idea of how to win a Canadian Federal election are exactly on point:

Don’t concentrate on the real issues - for which you basically have no platform. Playing on Canadians’ fear of the unknown and lack of education on gay issues will help you get a pass on the fact that you have nothing else to offer.

Has anyone noticed Stephen Harper is still posing as an active politician in this country? Apparently, the collapse of the Tories to 29% was a masterstroke leading to a wave of national ill feeling towards those protected by the Charter which will sweep him to ultimate power. Maybe if the entire country were populated with rural Albertans who vote for people who say this sort of stuff.

Sadly, it looks like another decade of drifting with the Grits. Who will be the next non-Liberal PM of Canada? Flora MacDonald's great-grand-daughter in 2047?