Finally

As the crook was emerging from the wings of the vaudeville stage on which Alison Redford has badly sung and danced for the past two years, as it was inches from her neck, Redford finally resigned.

Finally.

And it wasn't the expense scandals that did her in -- G-d knows (and it's a matter of record) Ralph Klein spent 10 times more on personal and questionable jaunts and boondoggles -- it was the little things.  Herald columnist Don Braid, for whom I have immense time, put it best.  "She neglected the everyday things -- the connection with regular people, the concern for frugality, the building of friendships in her party and caucus, the small gestures of respect and the kind attention to people...".  These are the behaviours King Ralph mastered and these are the behaviours that did her in.

During her speech, she still refused to shoulder any blame, which is typical of her.  She still refused to apologize for her travelling scams.  Albertans don't like entitled and arrogant and she was both in spades.  "Let them eat cake," was her motto.

Poor Danielle Smith.  The Wildrose was counting on creaming Redford in the next election.  Now that remains a mystery.  After 43 years in power, the backroom boys have been very skillful in dumping leaders to hang onto power.  In the past eight years, they have dumped three.  You'd have thought Redford would have seen it coming before they erected the scaffolding, but such is her arrogance, she did not. 

In spite of a booming economy here, in spite of tabling a balanced budget, Redford was summarily dumped.  No one liked her.