[Squawk 8888]

Don't kid yourself about Smilin' Jack. When he was a Councillor here in Toronto he was front and centre at a rent-a-mob riot involving homeless people intimidating shoppers while trashing a downtown mall. His wife, Olivia Chow, is a bigot with an authoritarian streak, and the pair of them lived in a subsidized building meant for low-income types while they were pulling in six-figure salaries.

[goldstategop]

The Dippers have a problem in that they come by their socialist views honestly. That in turn limits the extent of their appeal. They'd get more votes if they dropped the socialism and extreme enviromental positions. Whether Layton can move the NDP to the center is a very good question. He'd love to supplant the Liberals and if that would expand his party's base of support, he'd be open to working with the Tories to weaken the Grits.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

[kanawa]

They looked like some sort of Socialist Royalty when walking to the stage on election night