Another four, maybe eight

Well, the Federal Conservatives really did it this time.  They elected a boring, chubby kid -- with a fat wife -- as their leader.  Basically, "Harper 2" -- although the latter's wife wasn't fat. 

That's the problem with the election process.  It involves ballot-after-ballot and finally spits out a compromise candidate no one really wanted in the first place.  Remember Stephan Dion?  Ed Stelmach?  Michael Ignatieff, Allison Redford?  All come-from-behinders  with no broad appeal.  Frankly, the only reason Harper stayed there for 10 years was because the Liberal leaders were unappealing losers.

Never mind policy, to win you have to possess the Royal Jelly and Trudeau has it in spades.  Never mind that he is an idiot with absolutely no clue how to run the country.  The guy and his wife are media stars and professional selfie experts the public eats up every time they step into the public thoroughfare.

The only guy who might have had a shot at taking him down was Bernier because without Quebec, you can't win.  It's all about numbers and seats, folks.  But in the end, the party opted for a pudgy nobody.  It's all so stupid and I can just see the glee erupting in the Liberal back rooms over this perfect choice from where they sit.  Whew, we can sit back, save money and coast for another two terms.

In the end, losing candidates did the stupid thing and let supporters go, instead of sending them to someone who might actually have a shot.  It was all personal and not about the party.  How dumb can you be.