Still a game.

So the Liberals have brought in a non-confidence motion against the government. Congratulations Mr. Ignatieff. We now know how arrogant you are. Allow me to explain. When Ignatieff was placed ever so delicately at the helm of the "Natural Governing Party" he said he wanted to make parliament work and hold the government accountable to their actions. This started with numerous successions of voting with the government and Ignatieff looked as much the lame duck as his unfortunate predecessor Stéphane Dion. Then he decided that the best way to oppose the government was to "put the government on probation." What did that really mean? It meant that the Liberals could continue to vote with the Conservatives for many things that they actually agree with, while making it look like they were holding their nose in the process.

Then a summer goes by. All's quiet one the Liberal front. Harper is coming out with more promises then a broken hearted school boy. Ignatieff blames the media for not paying attention to him. Jack Layton...who’s that? Then suddenly, out of the darkness comes the saviour of Canada. Michael Ignatieff announces that the Conservatives time is up. That their free ride was over (did I mention this was a free ride of almost four years thanks to the "official" opposition). Now Ignatieff is our white knight on the horse of moral fortitude who tries to sell us on the "hooked on a feeling" version of Canada he thinks we will swallow. It's all gristle. He looks as weak and also, might I add, seems as dry as a dust bowl. I honestly thought for the longest time that Harper was the most emotionless politician Canada had ever elected to office. Then Ignatieff came on the scene and literally bored him out of the water.

So now, our saviour is a dry, monotonous academic who thinks we can be fooled by touchy feely grasps at Canadian virtues. Does he think we are all this stupid? He wants an election and an office he feels he deserves and all he can offer us is a leafy forest and an Aquafresh smile.

I don't often find myself agreeing with Conservatives, but I have to acknowledge their correctness in saying Canadians don't want an election. Sure, there may be a handful of crazed sycophants who get hysterical when 300 million dollars is spent on a knowable result; but I seriously doubt they are the majority. The media of course salivates at the opportunity for an election. The NDP are doing the right thing, even if it means losing some points in the polls and losing some face in the eyes of the media pundits and electorate. They got what they want anyway. Keeping this government moving is the most positive thing that can happen right now. Save an election for, oh, how about the legal limit of every four years that was promised and set by the Conservative government. You know the one I mean. The one Harper broke to put us into our most recent election.