The big night

After the speeches tonight (Martin's here and Harper's here), it's clear that we're going to have an election very soon. Paul Wells disagrees, and thinks that Martin has at least won on that point.

But here's why he's wrong. The Bloc want an election, and so do Quebekers. The Conservatives want an election because they think they can win, possibly big. Plus they want to defeat the same sex marriage bill. The NDP are sort of willing to work with the Liberals to keep them afloat (they don't really even have the numbers), but only on conditions the Liberals will not accept.

And as the allegations grow and get worse for Martin, there will be too much pressure on the Opposition to pull the plug. June election, for sure.

Oh, and who actually wants an election in late December anyway?