My hero this week is the Canadian voter, who will be going to the polls on Monday. They are on the verge of electing their first conservative government in a long time, and this campaign certainly has echoes of Mulroney's 1984 run which landed a record majority government. This is all under the leadership of a great conservative mind, Mr. Stephen Harper. You know he is a good conservative when he is being attacked as viciously as our own President. M.K. Braaten has the lowdown on the final push of the campaign:

If Stephen Harper has enough political capital to withstand this barrage of smear attacks over the next three days, then he will be the next Prime Minister of Canada. In contrast, if central Canadians vote this Liberal government back into power, not because of their disastrous campaign or coherent policies, but because the baseless smears thought up by the Liberal campaign, then my faith in this country will be greatly diminished. Monday could turn out to be a divisive day for many Canadians, including myself.

My hack for this week is none other than Al "I'm a Lumberjack and I'm Alright" Gore. Yes, the raving mountain man, who looks like he wants to live in the woods- but only if it is a generously expensive Eddie Bauer camping tent- is back. Inconsequential since Bush v. Gore was decided, he has occasionally tried to seize what I imagine he thinks to be his rightful place among moonbats, the Hillary and Jabba-occupied throne (Jesse Jackson is seated to the left). Gore this week completely contradicted himself, pulling what is known as an "87 Billion Reverse" or, more commonly, the flip-flop. What was the issue (not global warming) domestic spying. It seems that "Don't Call Me" Al was for it in the 1990s, while he was eyeing "Big Mac" Bill's job, but now is against it. (link) Yet another ex-candidate clogging up our national policy. (h/t GOP and Me)

Posted by Ryan S. on Friday, January 20, 2006 at 1:10 AM | Permalink |