It's a majority

 Congratulations to Stephen Harper and Jack Layton I suppose because they were the two winners in last nights federal election. I watched the coverage until the majority government was predicted around 11 and then hit the sack. I personally voted conservative, my vote being for Kellie Leitch who received the nomination in Simcoe-Grey after Helena Guergis was made a much publicized outcast of the party by Stephen Harper. I don't know what exactly happened between her and Harper but I suspect she was turfed because of the actions of her husband Rahim Jaffer. It's not fair but sometimes all that is needed in politics to discredit an MP is guilt by association and I suspect that is the case here. Leitch ended up easily winning the riding.
In my younger days I almost always voted liberal but I think for at least the last 15 years I have voted conservative. Winston Churchill said "if you're not a liberal at 20 you have no heart, if you're not a conservative at 40 you have no brain". Now I know that is a little harsh but I think there is some truth to it. I also think the country is voting conservative because the baby boomers are now in that over 40 demographic. I still like to think that I am quite liberal when it comes to many social issues but when it comes to budgets and spending I believe in restraint, careful spending and no deficits or debt. I understand that we are in a deficit position right now but I think it was neccessary to try the Keynsian  theory of spending to avert a recession which could have led to a depression. Anyways I was happy that Harper won a majority and I hope he lives up to his victory speech promise of working to help all Canadians.
I see that Michael Ignatief has resigned and will now just be a foot note in the political history of Canada. I don't think the Canadian public ever warmed up to him. He may be an "intellectual" but his political IQ now has him riding the short bus to ignominy. He is certainly not completely responsible for the mess that the liberals are in now, that has been in the making for many years. It may be a few more years before they can find a leader with a clear vision and a strong will to bring the party back to it's former prominence.
The NDP are now the official opposition, a first for the party which had an unbelievable showing in Quebec. One of the NDP candidates actually won while spending most of her time in Las Vegas during the campaign. I don't know what to think about that other than they're different in Quebec. I am ambivalent towards the NDP, I feel they serve an important role in our political system but certainly hope they never attain a majority government. I think if they did your children's children would be paying for the socialist spending spree they would go on. Short term gain for long term pain is not a great recipe for a prosperous country.
And finally the Blocheads. Good riddance to the sourpuss traitor Gilles Duceppe and his band of traitors. I am sure they will all have no problem cashing in their pension cheques issued by the country they seem to dislike so much. Hypocrites all of them. Au revoir, ne laissez pas la porte vous frappez dan le cul a la sortie.