...but, boy oh boy, do people love finding fault with the new guys:

By contrast, Mr. Harper struck the correct image in the campaign. It appeared he had gained a genuine sense of the country and its people. But with one foul stroke -- his cabinet choices -- he abandoned that good sense. Power went to his head, as it did with many of the others. For the moment, at least, his Conservatives remain in their traditional jinxed condition.

Maybe this is just a national game we play. For the most part we really get pretty much the same government no matter what as folks pretty much know what they want. Maybe it is all a set up for the geek, wonks and nerds we never liked in school that went into politics.

Update: This is getting to be just plain fun:

Former colleagues as well as officials and diplomats privy to the secret, backchannel talks insist Emerson was instrumental in delaying a breakthrough in the decades-old dispute that cost thousands of Canadian jobs. They say the former Liberal industry minister worried that a pre-election announcement would damage Liberal prospects in key British Columbia ridings. In a telephone interview last night, Emerson confirmed he raised concerns about the proposal after discussions with the B.C. government and softwood industry. But he said it's a "false story" to suggest his resistance was politically motivated and insisted the deal on the table before the election wasn't good enough for Canada then and isn't now.