Moley - Day 14. Five days to go!

7:02PM - Everyone, please watch the CBC news tonight. They are running a great story about Jack Layton getting grounded by bad weather today out east. Unable to make an event in another area, he was patched-in to the rally by speaker phone.

The image: a small but lively crowd, listening intently to a speakerphone with a microphone held over it. Awesome. No really, it was awesome.

Some advice to the other party leaders from the mole - if you get stranded and can't make an event, DO NOT phone in. Please. For the sake of our international reputation.

That said, it was the least jarring image of Jack Layton at a rally yet seen in this campaign.

Thanks Jack, you are a pro.

11:49AM - Stephen Harper's new line of attack is a doozy. 'Don't worry about being scared of me Canada, cuz there is a Liberal Senate, a Liberal bureaucracy, and a Liberal Supreme Court' -

I am not making this up.

Imagine what he could do without all the hindrances, he is telling us. Imagine what he could do without a Supreme Court that defends the Charter!

This could be one of the most telling things Mr. Harper has said so far on this campaign, and it should bother all Canadians.

11:35AM - Another 'Up is Down, Black is East' moment: A federal public service union (PSAC) has endorsed four Bloq candidates. Pardon?

8:46AM - Two things have become clear to me today. One is that polls are anything but scientific, and the other is that CTV's equivalent in the animal kingdom is an ostrich with its head in a hole, a blue hole.

One poll has the Conservatives up 18 points, the other 5 points. And Decima is reporting this morning that the Liberals have regained the lead in Ontario. Now that is what I call a margin of error!

Jack Layton's appearance on the National town hall last night was enough to turn voters, and stomachs, against him. The best way to describe his performance is 'false earnestness'.

A couple of excerpts (question is real, the answer may have been made up, as the real one was too boring and fake to post on this blog):

Questioner: "Mr. Layton, I'm wondering why you joined in bringing down the government sooner than you had to, why you gave up your power to make a difference for Canadians. Seems to me no matter the outcome of the election, you've lost your leverage. So my question is, why did you make that decision?"

Mr. Layton: "Now that is a terrific question, absoutely terrific. Like really wonderful. What's your name again? OK Suzy, it's Suzy right? I love that name. My great aunt was named Suzy, she is from Halifax. By the way Suzy, I love that sweater you are wearing. So to answer your question, that terrific question you asked, a very important question for all Canadians to hear the answer to. Sorry, what was the question again?"

And so on and so on.