LH... "Steven Harper (the Conservative leader just elected again) does not give the impression of being stupid nor is he inarticulate."

RATHER articulate. That first meeting with Obama... the news conference afterward stood out for me... en Anglaise et in French he did Canucks proud, he actually outdid Obama by a mile and THAT is saying something considering the oratory skills of Obama. Of course, the AP didn't report much of it and the news parody shows made a mockery of it, as is their want, bread and butter.

Gotta say, he can be smooth... but I too believe his is slippery as an eel and MAY suck the blood out of Canadians like a lamprey. Well see... in one to two years in my estimation.