This past week was final harvest for my garden. I transplanted a bit of lettuce to a pot, so I’ll see if I can keep that growing. The two peppers on my balconey, and tomato seedling are doing well right now too. No photos are handy, but I have a mountain of beets to eat through. I’ve already given several away to 4 different people, with two refusing some also.
Tomorrow is Canadian Thanksgiving, and I’m on the road. Bad time for a snowstorm but that’s what is forecast as I write this.
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JC Kelan | 12-Oct-08 at 9:16 am | Permalink
I think the Liberals are going to be in a very difficult position after this election.
They have probably not performed well enough to form the government but, at the same time, Dion did well enough that he deserves another shot.
Like Liberal leaders before him, Dion can rightfully claim that he should get to fight one more election. After all, he seems to have secured the parties’ base, likely held on to the Official Opposition post from the NDP and resurrected the party from being wiped out in Quebec.
Also to be factored into this equation is the financial state of the party. Can they mount another leadership campaign right now? How divisive would this be for the Liberals (Iggy-Rae splitting the party just like Martin-Chretien)?
A final consideration, if Dion puts his leadership to a vote of the party faithful, he might do okay. After all, the party base is further to the left than where the party sees itself. Dion would probably have surprising strength with this group after campaigning on the carbon tax, women’s representation, Kelowna and poverty.
Do Liberals want him back? Will they go out and vote Liberal knowing that this is the outcome they will be securing?
Interesting times.
saskboy1 | 12-Oct-08 at 4:00 pm | Permalink
JC, I think illegalelection.ca thinks that the election was called to split and bankrupt the Liberal Party.