Politics & Hockey

Well, looks like I might have been wrong. Looks like Harper might actually pull it off and actually win this election. Some pundits are actually predicting a majority win for the Conservatives. I don't know how much credit I can give the Conservatives though.

Paul Martin and his team must have decided they wanted to give Harper a late christmas present. How else can one explain the abysmal performance of the Liberals so far? Natural governing party my ass. I will admit, I had high hopes for Paul Martin when he first came to power, but he has severely disappointed me and I think the rest of the country. So far, the only tactic the Liberals have been using is to try and scare us away from voting Conservative. Do they really place such little value on our intelligence? I don't know about you but I'm usually more inclined to make a decision on the facts, not "oh, he scares me less than the other one". And please, would someone shoot Jack Layton with a tranq dart and lock him in a closet until the 24th, he annoys the hell out of me.

And now for something completely different...

Well for my fellow Canucks fans out there, WTF?? I know you are all asking the same question: how does this team, that some predicted would make a cup run (and not just us rabid, crazy fans), lose eight out of nine games? Including one to St. Louis (the worst team in the league)?

To me, one of the problems seems to be a lack of heart or intensity in the team. I hate to say it, but it looks like almost no one on the team is playing for each other. These guys aren't playing as a team and that is a huge problem. So far, I would have to say that the only bright spot is the 2nd line, or as I've heard them called the "3 Brothers" Line. These guys seem to be almost psychically in tune with one another.

Guess we can only wait and see what happens, eh?