The Reset

Having spent the better part of last week where the media is required to say "Governor Schwarzenegger" with a straight face, I've been bringing myself up to speed on the election. Either I've missed something or:

-The Liberals have given up running against the New Democrats. Instead they're picking a fight with "The Glen Clark Gang", which is kind of funny coming from the Bill Vander Zalm Gang. I caught a TV spot where they claimed NDP stood for something other than New Democratic Party...Nasty Decrepit Perverts or something...

-Campbell's Cabal have bolted to a commanding, insurmountable, throw in the towel, lie on the floor wailing and gnashing teeth lead, going from a five point lead in the Mustel poll to eight points (where they've been for the entire campaign) at the end of last week with Ispos-Reid. Somewhere in the writing of victory speeches (or defence briefs for the Basi trial), a margin of error in the 3.5 to 4% range is missing.

-Is it just me, or is the NDP running more TV spots than the Liberals? It's not like the BC Fed or any of the major unions (who are running issue - specific campaigns) are cutting any cheques, which leads me to believe somebody in the party has successfully mastered EMPTY YOUR WALLETS FOR CAROLE NOW subliminal messaging.

-The Liberals are still chewing on the BCTF, making wild claims about an impending teachers strike, which is also funny, given they were legislated as an essential service whose job action is subject to the BC Labour Relations Board. LRB ruled for binding arbitration in the last dispute with teachers, to which the Liberals simply legislated a collective agreement, just like they did with HEU and Crown Prosecutors, all of whom are headed to the courts. Well, the Liberals did promise transparency and accountability, who knew they'd be relying on a judge (who isn't Wally Opal) to deliver it?

On another note, I had mentioned in a previous post having May 17 tattooed on my forehead for the past three or so years - I had that removed yesterday at the advance poll.