Grits ain't groceries

Not being a Liberal partisan, I have but a passing interest in that party's leadership race. However, if I had to choose a candidate based on the one most likely to make me vote Grit (and hopefully oust the odious Harpercons), I'd have to pick Ken Dryden. He's smart, articulate, enough of a political outsider that he comes free of the kind of baggage that plagued the last Liberal regime, doesn't seem like an asshole like Ignatieff and, above all, is an ex-Hab. I can see the ads now....

TV screen slow fade in to unflattering photo of a chubby Stephen Harper.

Voice over: "Stephen Harper wants you to believe he has what it takes to lead Canada. But how many Stanley Cups has he won?"

Cut to: Archival photo of Dryden with Stanley Cup, as a list of accomplishments (Cup wins, Vezina trophies etc.) scrolls over.

Fade into: Photo of Dryden now, standing in his classic crease pose, maybe flashing his Cup rings.

Voice over: On ____, vote Ken Dryden for Prime Minister.

Fade out over Liberal party logo painted at centre ice.

Okay it ain't perfect but honestly: what does it say about our country when I'd rather have a man who used to take pucks in the head running the show than Stephen Harper?