Moley - Day 9

7:12PM - Nuff said.

5:45PM - I love that Monte could not explain his own platform to the reporters after the launch this morning. The Conservative mole tells me the pitch went something like this: "Now if you have 4 apples and you subtract 6 apples, wait, what is that banana doing there? Ah crap, let's start over."

There has been a lot of thrashing back and forth today on the Tory numbers, but after it all settles, two words best describes the Conservative addition skills: broken abacus.

"Voodoo economics" CTV Reporter Bob Fife
"A formula for fudge" Minister of Finance Ralph Goodale
"A $30 Billion hole" Minister of Finance Ralph Goodale
"hocus pocus make-believe" Minister of Finance Ralph Goodale

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060112/elxn_tory_platform_060111/20060113?s_name=election2006

10:09AM - HOLEY MOLEY!

From CTV News (Bob Fife) commenting on the Conservative platform:

"I have to say there was a lot of confusion, a lot of voodoo economics this morning as we tried to figure out where the Conservative platform was going in terms of cost."

Nice work Fifey, I always liked ya.

9:00AM - the headlines this morning make me think of a brilliant commercial that the Labour Party in the UK put together in their 2005 election.

I am sure everyone remembers having a first date with someone who you might have heard bad things about from a friend, but who was very charming at dinner. You have a good laugh or two over some wine - he/she seems ok, what was your friend talking about?

And then you wake up the next morning...and roll over...

All I am saying is be careful who you take home with you on January 23rd. You would not want to catch something icky.

http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2005/channel4-election-virals-p1.php