Canadian election in U.S. media

I found this article in The Atlantic—quite knowledgeable and well-researched, I think.

Here's my favorite part:

Right now, Liberals see their meager showing—just 26 percent of the vote, one of the worst outcomes in the history of the party—as a serious reversal. At the same time, the Liberals won't be held responsible for the wrenching economic conditions to come. Assuming there is a severe downturn, the Conservative government will be forced into a budget deficit, a serious taboo in Canadian federal politics. The Liberals will eventually find a leader more appealing and charismatic than Stéphane Dion, and when they do, the party will surely make a comeback, not least because the 7 percent won by the flavor-of-the-month Green Party will dwindle to zero.

I couldn't agree more: The Greens are only "flavor of the month", and that's it. I don't know who pissed me off more during the election campaign, Dion or May. Hopefully, May will never be heard of again, so that I can remove my earplugs.