Harper compromises principle for votes?

States the Globe and Mail - "Canadian artists scored a victory Tuesday after Stephen Harper abruptly pulled the plug on a controversial clause in Bill C-10 that would have given government free rein to censor film and television projects it found morally offensive. The Conservative Leader's about-face comes as Tory hopes of a majority fade, and support for the party is sagging in the crucial battlegrounds of Quebec."

The Federal Cons fumbling of the "Arts" issue is very similar to the bone-head move by Ontario Cons when they blew the last election on faith-based school funding - except that Harper learned faster on how to cut the losses than did John Tory.

What are the Cons going to flip-flop on next?  Let's stay tuned, shall we?

Layton flip flops

The gutless wonder from the ultra-left has just made his biggest flip flop of this election season.  Jack Layton, the "leader" of the NDP declared that he would not take part in any debate that included Liz May of the Green Party.

Now he has changed his mind.  Why?  Is it because the term democratic is in his party's name?   Is it because it dawned on that the Greens represent 700,000 votes across Canada and that it is non-democratic to exclude them?  Is it because he misunderstood the situation or was misquoted (the two traditional ways out)?

NO, NO and NO.

He is flipping because the issue is dogging him on the election trail.  And how does he spin it?  "I don't care who is in the debate as long as the Conservatives are there."

You are quite the piece of work, Jack.