Though I didn’t vote for him, this result might just be the least terrible of the possible scenarios. (A coalition government under Jack Layton would have been shaky, at best.)

The unlikely candidate, Stephen Harper, now has a majority. And authority.

It’s as if Presto Manning has finally come to the throne. Harper helped Manning found the Reform Party. And succeeded him as the representative for Calgary Southwest.

Jack Layton will make a good Leader of the Opposition. His MPs are young and inexperienced, though. Party discipline will be a problem.

Ruth Ellen Brosseau of the NDP won her Quebec riding despite holidaying in Las Vegas during the campaign and not speaking much French.

… Brosseau works in Ottawa as an assistant manager at a pub and lives in Gatineau, Que. Bill Curry of The Globe and Mail has described her as a “classic parachute candidate.” ….

At the outset I suspected this would be an interesting election. It was.

As for the issues, I’m only slightly alarmed at having King Harper in power.

I’m OK with buying the jets, surprisingly. The other good option is to wait until a better model is available. Cost will be higher if we do that, of course.

Last year I was quite happy with where they were going on Internet regulation. That may turn sour now, however.

Gun registry? … I don’t know enough about the issue.

Cold on Climate Change? … not my issue

My biggest complaint about the Conservatives is their tough on crime stance. It doesn’t work. It’s a waste of money.

Michael Ignatieff is the biggest loser. If you don’t like this outcome, blame the Liberal leader more than anyone else.