-I'm reminded of a quote Tim Powers of the Conservatives gave in the Hill Times about a year ago. At the time, I dismissed it as Alliance nonsense but now, it's looking a lot more accurate. "Paul Martin is looking more and more like Alexander Daigle each and every day. The number 1 pick that never panned out." Think about it. Has there ever been such a highly anticipated Prime Minister? He's been the Dauphin since the mid nineties and had such high hopes placed on him. Because people had claimed he was "The Next One" for so many years, Liberals saw no wrong with him and blindly chose him as their next leader without even glancing at the alternatives. And now? The guy has bust written all over him.

-Why does Ralph Goodale get off to easy for these comments after the field day the media had with Layton?

-Is there anyone out there even remotely fascinated by the Globe's series on Chandler, the troubled 20something who's agonizing over whether or not he should vote? The guy wails on, week after week, about how no party represents Chandler's views perfectly on every issue. First of all, Chandler should just suck it up and vote for whoever most represents his opinions. Failing that, Chandler should run for parliament himself and get the 1.5% of the vote that a 23 year old independent candidate who does nothing but whine would get. Putting this aside, is this really the reason youth don't vote? I mean, Chandler claims he's researched the platforms but do youth really read up on platforms, weigh their options, and then, in the end, decide they won't vote because no one speaks to them? Check that. Is there a single person other than Chandler in Canada who researches the parties, is completely up to date on the issues and then decides not to vote because no one speaks directly to them? Well...probably, but this segment of the population isn't deserving of a weekly Globe column in my opinion.

-I find it amusing that the same guy who's airing adds of 50$ bills being tosses into garbage cans while showing misleading dollar figures says he won't follow the Liberals "into the gutter". That said, Harper's new adds with him and his family are fantastic! Seriously, it's just what he needs to show he's a normal person. He looks Prime Ministerial. He shows off the little kids. The ending "my name is Stephen Harper" once again makes no sense to me and I know This Hour Has 22 Minutes is pissed that they're not airing new shows during the election. Think of all the wonderful parodies they could do to all of the adds being aired right now.