The natives are restless

So the Canadian Press is quick (lead sentence, even!) to tell us in its syndicated report on the new Decima poll that "pundits and the pollster alike are telling political junkies to relax over a new survey that suggests Conservatives and Liberals are locked in a statistical dead heat."

And then give lots of column to a "long-time Tory strategist" who tell us that "Canadians like the government they have," and have "agreed to go steady with us but not much more than that at this time."

Relax? But surely someone thinks it's significant that the combined NDP/Green vote (just to recap, folks, that's the super-environauts, the granola-munchers, the people who John Baird thinks are going to lead the country to ruin) is at 30 frickin' percent? And that between 60 and 70% of the population support implementation of the Kyoto Accord? Given the actions (and inactions) of our current government, are these really numbers to get all zen about?

"If you want to use the dating analogy to the full extent, the worst thing you can do is try to go from first base to home," said the long-time Tory strategist. No kidding - but doesn't it seem to you that Canadians are already sick of being felt up by Stephen Harper?