[CaptainCrunch]

I guess Dion won, but he didn't do enough to change his fortunes long term in terms of seats. He didn't really explain or even do a good job of defending the green shift, and he pulled his 30 day economic plan out of his ass and didn't do a great job of explaining that. I think on the economic plan he even took his own party by surprise on that one.

Layton I thought did ok, but he had an easy time of it because no one went after his ridiculous platform because the format wasn't about questioning the opposition about their platforms, it was all about gang banging the PM in a concerted and almost team like effort.

Duceppe I've always said is a smart man, but I don't know how to judge him because as a Canadian I find his party and its platform to be completely repugnant and undefendible. His idea of opting out of the Canadian Health Care system while having Canadians paying for that opt out pissed me off.

Elizabeth May was a waste of time, but gave team opposition another shrill screaming voice to shout over Harper. To me on the whole say a nice thing about the person next to you, she came across like a complete idiot on that with the backhand to Harper. She's a one trick pony with one party platform, and we get it, we're in mortal danger, but she and the greens will never be anything but a fringe protest party because they don't understand jack about governing a country and the shifting priorities centered around the economy.

I was surprised at how subdued Harper was on this, but again I thought this was a bad format for a debate because the Prime Minister had to spend the entire debate defending himself and his party and he was the only one that actually had to be aware of actual numbers and spending. He couldn't show any fire because of the pre-conceived notion that when a Right Winger shows fire he's evil and arrogant and a big meanie, but when a member of the opposition does it, they're passionate and firey.

All in all this wasn't a debate, it was a lets yell at the prime minister, bring up the states and allude to hidden agendas format.

I would expect that we will see more of the same tonight, but I think Harper will be more comfortable in an english setting, and I'm really hoping that he goes after Dion and his green shift and his 30 day plans.

But I did realize one thing last night, I wouldn't do a good job in these debates because I do have a temper.

Moderator - "Prime Minister Crunch do you have any closing statements"

Prime Minister Crunch - "Yes, Yes I do. Jack, I need to know who's going to pay for all of your programs when you drive business out of town, are you going to print money like the German's before WWII, hey I've got it, you can create an exit tax for all the people that are leaving.

And Duceppe, you want to seperate and be a separate nation do you? Fine then separate, but I'll just fill out the termination notices for all francophone civil servants in the government because we don't need them anymore. Oh and we'll bill you for all of the government property in quebec, and your share of the national debt, oh and in terms of democracy we demand that you hold a referendum for anglos and the native population to see if they want to join your francophone paradise. We'll start taxing you on the use of the seaway, and we're canceling all Quebec Hydro projects immediately. the rest we'll send a demand letter to you tommorrow.

Oh and Stephane, really, enlighten me, please explain to me how your green shift is anything but a cash grab to transfer money from oil producing products to your pet projects in Liberal voting areas. Also please illustrate this 30 day plan for us in more detail, but please wipe the poo off of the napkin that you wrote it down on.

And Elizabeth, dear Elizabeth, your here because I allowed you to be here, your party is a one platform one trick party with one foot in a lake of ridiculous, and another foot on a banana peel, I appreciate your concern for the environment, and we will work to hit our targets and goals without damaging the fragile economy or destroying business.

In closing f$$k you all, I'm outtie, oh and have a live handgrenade as a girf from me. O'doles rule"