[Buckeye McFrog]

the guy must be an extremely sharp politician, because he resurrected a party that had gone into virtual meltdown, AND overcame the intense negative stereotype that the word "conservative" had attained in Canadian society through 30+ yrs. of official liberal media bashing.

[Catholic Canadian]

You should see it up here. The only people I hear bleating about the evil Conservatives are the press and a few left wing women in urban centres like Toronto and Montreal, mainly because of Harpers anti-Abortion stance.

It's amazing how many young women I listen to these days who erupt (at the mention of anti-Abortion) if they feel their 'rights' are being threatened, as the MSM tells them.

I love women, but they are soooo gullible, which is probably the reason 99% of advertising and television ads are aimed at them. They seem to be mindless automatons once they come out of University, where they are the majority in attendance.

[GMMAC]

Agreed: Stephen Harper is now showing himself to be every liberal's worst nightmare.

... and almost devastatingly beyond belief good in open debate.

The transcripts of Question Period in the House of Commons (which, of course, the msm isn't going to play up) are akin a litany of one red getting his ass verbally handed back to him/her after another.

Not since Trudeau - and then only when he was at his "best" - has anyone ever so totally taken command of Parliament!

Plus, he has several very verbally competent attack dogs - led by Jason Kenny & including Vic Toews & Peter McKay - whom he's not the least bit reluctant to turn lose on the seemingly often openly terrified Opposition!