Were these the "famous last words" of the campaign?
"My own belief is if we were gong to have some kind of big crash or recession, we probably would have had it by now."
That was our Prime Minister on Day 10, just three weeks ago. For a man who has done his utmost to not say much - even about his secret but fabulous banking plan and certainly not about Ontario - and not release, say, that Afghan mission report or even a platform until today - maybe he said too much back on Day 10. Did he sound too much like a man who likes to sit on his hands in a time of crisis?
Uncle Preston doesn't think so. Uncle Preston thinks he is a very nice young man. But do you?
Other news for day 31:
- Noon update: Tory support - now at 31% - is collapsing faster than the Icelandic economy!
- Wouldn't you be happier with a primary plan? Is there no one in the party who can tell Harper he is being stunned when he uses phrases like "secondary plan"?
- Unexpected sighting: a columnist writes about "Dion" and "invigorated" in the same sentence and there is no punchline.
- Fair point: "Mr. Harper himself plays a huge role in determining how well his party will do. The Liberals, for example, can run ahead of their leader, Mr. Dion, in the polls. But the Conservatives can't run ahead of Mr. Harper. In the public's mind, he is the party."
Comments
Alan - October 7, 2008 2:43 pm
Particularly smart for Dion:
"Mr. Dion...said a Liberal government would consider easing the Registered Retirement Investment Fund rules that force seniors to draw on their retirement savings. "This is the thing you do when you care," Mr. Dion told supporters at a morning rally in Vancouver."
Hans - October 7, 2008 4:24 pm
Caught a bit of Dion's speech on my lunch break. He is saying all the right things. Is anyone listening or is it too late?
Jay Currie - October 8, 2008 12:23 am
I have been an an unusual for me three social gatherings in the last four days as well as on the lines with assorted broker/communications/market types. Not one word about the Canadian election.
This election is so boring that I am almost at the point of junking my fondness for elections. Or at least qualifying it with the stipulation that all of the people running at the national level be checked for a pulse before they are allowed to waste our time.