Still, I hope to be changing this icon soon

I would be much more excited about the prospect of a spring election if I thought the composition of the government was likely to change. But like I've said before, Harper could eat a live kitten on the National and my resentful, spiteful countrymen would probably still vote for him.

I don't understand it, and I don't understand why the Liberals don't get rid of Ignatieff, either. No one likes him. Not that I'd vote Liberal in any case, but traditionally, most Canadians do. Iggy's stupider than Dion and yet comes off as more of an egghead. He has a clear disdain for most of the population, and he's resolutely uncharismatic. At this point, with Tories' rampant disregard for the rule of law completely out in the open, the Liberals should be able to run a half-rotted turnip for Prime Minister and carry off a majority of seats. And yet, they hold fast to the one person whom no one wants to see running the country.

I'm not going to say anything bad about Layton, even though I generally have bad things to say about Layton, because I am not convinced that he will live through the election.

So that's my deep thoughts on the democratic process. I guess it's good because I'm unlikely to be disappointed by federal politics at this point.

Libya and just war

I'll be offline for a day, and I haven't posted about Libya since NATO started bombing, so in my absence, feel free to discuss.

I have very mixed opinions. Gaddafi needs to go; that's not in question. He's a vile dictator who deserves the Mussolini treatment, and the people of Libya are fighting like hell for their freedom. They're outgunned. They have asked for help.

One would have to be terribly naïve, of course, to assume that Western powers are responding to this call with a genuine interest in democracy and freedom. One must assume that they have ulterior motives. Furthermore, one is obliged to consider the inevitability of civilian casualties.

Slacktivist, as usual, has a post that more or less describes my thoughts on the matter. He hasn't come to any sort of conclusion either.

You folks wanna talk this out?