Right on, Bartholomew!!!

But hey, folks, round 3 of Blush and Snore??? Oh, sorry, Gush and Bore...

Give us Canadians a break! We've got our own federal election now, and it doesn't have just a measly 2 parties that everyone can seriously consider voting for. Nope. We've got 5 prime ministerial candidates.

1. First ya got the Gliberals (sorry, Liberals), who are like a marshmallow...they will fit into any aperture available at any time. They are so much like the TweedleDemocrats and the Tweedledumlicans that you can hardly tell the difference one way or another.

2. Then ya got the new Canadian Reform Alliance Party or whatever the hell they call it, which is kind of like Canada's version of the American Reform Party (I think...). They're classical neo-conservatives, but slightly radical...just enough to seriously worry quite a few people...but they've got a vital, young, telegenic new leader, and high hopes. It will require a miracle for them to form a majority government, IMO.

3. Then ya got the Bloc Quebecois, named after the blockhead who leads them. His dream is to separate Quebec from the rest of Canada, and then have himself crowned "L'impereur", no doubt, and launch an invasion of Labrador, perhaps. He barely has a leg to stand on (bad and tasteless joke...ya gotta be Canadian to get it).

4. Then ya got the wretched Progressive Conservatives (OOOOOO, there's a contradiction in terms...Yowsa...no wonder they're in trouble.) They used to be Canada's equivalent of the Republican Pary, but have fallen on very hard times indeed. They may soon cease to exist. The Liberals have usurped much of their traditional power base, which is why I say that the Liberals are now pretty much equal to the TweedleDemocrats and the TweedleDumlicans rolled into one.

5. Then ya got our one and only socialist party, the NDP (means the "Nearly Defunct Party", ha! ha!). I always liked them, being a socialist by nature, but they ain't got a snowball's chance in a blast furnace of doing more than hanging onto a small block of seats, and providing a conscience to watch over the other parties, who are all falling over each other promising tax cuts, and the same old neo-conservative agenda...the politics of greed, I call it.

It's gonna be hilarious! And it only lasts 6 weeks.

Eat your hearts out.

NOTE: there are several minor inaccuracies in the above info, but don't let it bother you. I don't intend to let it bother me. I do not rate this particular subject matter very high on my accuracy agenda.