MayDay 2011: Yer Blues, Orange Crush and RIP LPC

Oy … where to start.

I feel like I have the worst hangover, but that’s really because my body can’t handle staying up past double-digits any more.  A 12:30AM bed time will leave me feeling it for days.

Continuing with this sentiment, my mind is still foggy from the nightmare that I witnessed last night along with millions of other Canadians that were hoping for real change in this country.

Of course, this is what we got.  And not.

I was hopeful that the NDP and Liberals would win enough seat to form a majority.

But here we are.

The Conservatives have their majority.  I have Yer Blues, along with the 30 million other Canadians who didn’t vote for the Conservatives.

The NDP have won more than 100 seats, 15-20 more than even many insiders could have hoped for.  Let’s hope for PR.

The Greens have a seat.  Let’s hope for PR.

The Bloc is dead.  Let’s hope it doesn’t come back.

It’s the Liberals that I take issue with.  These people still pretend that they couldn’t see it coming.  Well, we all did, so why couldn’t you?

The LPC is on the table, barely breathing.  With the death of the Liberals, Stephen Harper will finally get his second wish, which is the complete annihilation of his longest competitor.  Those Liberals who don’t think you’re dead, take a long, hard look in the mirror and tell me that again and let’s see how you feel after the election in Ontario, where you’ll also get pounded.

It’s time that the Liberal Party of Canada accepted its fate and find ways to work with either the Conservatives or the NDP.  This wishy-washy middle-of-the road distraction will pretty much guarantee that the Cons will lead this country as long as the fantasy of ‘centre-left’ continues.

Here’s some simple advice.  Take it or leave it.

• Accept your fate.
• Support PR.
• Elect your leaders, don’t appoint them.
• Crowd-source your platform.  Start with Wiki.

As for me, all of my efforts with this blog will be marginalized over the coming months because I’m feeling very low, but I know I’ll eventually feel rejuvenated by friends and peers around me who want to see a bright future for Canada.

Even though we will have to wait four years for this to happen, we’ll also have four years to organize ourselves into a formidable force that will knock the Cons flat on their asses in 2015.

In the interim, I’ll leave you with the words of Ron Sexsmith, All In Good Time:

It all seems so obvious now
When I look back over my life
There were times that I really felt down
To think it passed me by

But in these hours of serious doubt
Through the coal black lonely night
Something told me, “it’ll work out”
Something deep inside
Was comforting me

All in good time
All in good time
It said all in good time
The bad times will be gone

“Hold your horses”, a willow tree cried
While the sun called to me, “where’s the fire?”
“Run your course my feverish child,”
Came a voice from even higher
Inspiring me

All in good time
All in good time
It said all in good time

We rise and fall
We try and fail
And people may judge us
But angels know us darling
All in good time

It all seems so obvious now
When I look back over my life
There’s a need for sorrow and doubt
For darkness and for light
It’s how it must be

All in good time
All in good time
It said all in good time
All in good time
The bad time will be gone

Thanks Ron.