News From El Norte

With all the buzz about Obama and McCain's race, we Southerners forget that there's a hot race going on up north. It's interesting to see that the newcomer Greens are up to almost double digits.

A Sept 15 poll has it at:

Poll: Canada Conservatives narrowing lead over Liberals - Xinhua - 15 Sep 08

Conservatives 38 percent
Liberals 27 percent
New Democratic Party (NDP) 16 percent
Green Party 9 percent
Bloc Quebecois 8 percent

I wonder how this will sort out in terms of seats when the smoke settles. Seems like I recall that a minority position like the Conservatives still get a disproportionate amount of power. With some form of instant runoff or ranked choice voting, the left would likely be in charge of things up there. 38 < 27+16+9

News From El Norte

With all the buzz about Obama and McCain's race, we Southerners forget that there's a hot race going on up north. It's interesting to see that the newcomer Greens are up to almost double digits.

A Sept 15 poll has it at:

Poll: Canada Conservatives narrowing lead over Liberals - Xinhua - 15 Sep 08

Conservatives 38 percent
Liberals 27 percent
New Democratic Party (NDP) 16 percent
Green Party 9 percent
Bloc Quebecois 8 percent

I wonder how this will sort out in terms of seats when the smoke settles. Seems like I recall that a minority position like the Conservatives still get a disproportionate amount of power. With some form of instant runoff or ranked choice voting, the left would likely be in charge of things up there. 38 < 27+16+9

Palin Full of "Substance" - Fiorina

Wow! A comedy skit that's "dismissive" of a political candidate. Imagine that. Now Chevy Chase gives the Republican Palin-as-victim spin doctors more to operate on.

Chevy Chase Wants Tina Fey to "Decimate" Sarah Palin - FoxNews - 16 Sep 08

"Meanwhile, Republican presidential candidate John McCain's adviser Carly Fiorina said she found Fey's portrait 'very dismissive' of Palin.

'The portrait was very dismissive of the substance of Sarah Palin, and so in that sense, they were defining Hillary Clinton as very substantive, and Sarah Palin as totally superficial,' Fiorina told MSNBC anchor Andrea Mitchell.

'Just because Sarah Palin has different views than Hillary Clinton does not mean that she lacks substance,' Fiorina said. 'She has a lot of substance.'"

Palin Full of "Substance" - Fiorina

Wow! A comedy skit that's "dismissive" of a political candidate. Imagine that. Now Chevy Chase gives the Republican Palin-as-victim spin doctors more to operate on.

Chevy Chase Wants Tina Fey to "Decimate" Sarah Palin - FoxNews - 16 Sep 08

"Meanwhile, Republican presidential candidate John McCain's adviser Carly Fiorina said she found Fey's portrait 'very dismissive' of Palin.

'The portrait was very dismissive of the substance of Sarah Palin, and so in that sense, they were defining Hillary Clinton as very substantive, and Sarah Palin as totally superficial,' Fiorina told MSNBC anchor Andrea Mitchell.

'Just because Sarah Palin has different views than Hillary Clinton does not mean that she lacks substance,' Fiorina said. 'She has a lot of substance.'"