The NDP will slog along, and might even pull it out of the hat one of these days. They are resting their hopes, I suspect, on eventually proving themselves through Provincial governments. Nova Scotia came close to having an NDP gov. last time 'round, and may actually manage it next election. Rodney's not so popular in a lot of sectors - he's no Danny.

Interesting to notice that a lot of news commentary today (CTV and CBC) has been looking at whether Harper (or anyone) really has a grasp on how much of a blow the American economic situation will have on Canada, and Stevie's 'you can't make me talk' attitude is doing him no favours in this matter, because it's impossible to find out just what he thinks, other than his uttering reassuring soundbites.