Punt the Pundits Aside for a Minute

With every day that passes, we read and hear more of the same uninspired blather from pundits who took their cue long ago, from the juvenile ads the Conservatives put out.

Not just pundits on the right, but those on the left as well. They all claim to have good inside info. Whatever.

I'm sure there are some malcontents in the Party, but when do you ever get a group that size together and get unanimity? I didn't see anyone vote again the Throne Speech tonight, did you?

Do you really imagine that all involved in the Conservative Party are content? Regular con's certainly aren't. Gerry Nichols and Ezra Levant for example have gone out of their way to point out how Harper is not conforming to their needs. You have to know that these people also exist within the Con caucus, but the media cannot get to them. Harper's "firewall" has certainly been employed as it relates to caucus.

All of that said, in the end, I wonder what really matters when we actually go to the people? Polls after all are compiled based on the current climate. Harper indeed was successful in painting an image of Dion, but it's one that is not based in truth, nor fact. Given the clay feet that they based there campaign on, you have to know it will crumble as Dion gets out there, in an election situation. It also is quite telling as to how frightened the Con's are about Dion.

You don't see that written anywhere. We did at the beginning of Dion's Leadership, but now you see the buy-in of media. So, that said, this was an interesting take to read today.

I do think that if Dion is out there, with policy, he'll resonate. Think about it. He's gone to the most unlikely venues and has been well received.

Perhaps it's time to stop and think about what we have to offer, rather than follow the current polls, based on current information.

That information is going to change and in my opinion, we should be spending our energy on shaping that, rather than fretting about what will be the past with each passing day.