And you thought I was hard on Labour and the Lib Dems . . . UPDATED

Soap operas have nothing on the haggling over who will form a government in the UK. The Daily Mail’s coverage of the spectacle is particularly fun.

That paper does not like the prospects of a Lab-Lib led coalition, not outwardly at least. I suspect they secretly are salivating at all the newspapers such a “squalid” outcome would sell. They certainly do not like Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg whom they liken to a “harlot” and “Madame Fifi”.

And you thought I was hard on Labour and the Lib Dems!

UPDATE: Chatter has it Brown is about to meet The Queen and quit as PM to make way for Cameron. And there are reports and photos of a moving van in back of 10 Downing. Did I mention this is quite a soap opera?

UK Election: Dr. Death and the Lib Dems Get Theirs

When I first perused the UK election news this morning, I was discouraged. After too many years of predations from the Left, a majority of voters cast their ballots for the two Leftist parties? Has Labour stuffed the UK that much with immigrants? Is Cameron that noxious? Are the British people that far gone?

But then I saw the result from Oxford West. My mood immediately brightened. Lib Dem Evan Harris, aka Dr. Death, was defeated.

His nickname is well earned as came to my attention when I read this article during my stay in Oxford back in 2007. To say he is rabidly pro-abortion is only the half of it. He is profoundly hostile to human dignity in a whole range of life issues.

I am particularly pleased to see that his anti-life stands were an issue during the campaign, to his chagrin. Yes, there is still a pro-life impulse in UK politics.

Looking at the bigger picture, I think this result helps illustrate why the Lib Dems surprisingly lost seats in spite of Slick Nick Clegg. They are way out Left, even more so than Labour. And enough voters saw that to cost them seats. That, and many made it a priority to get Gordon Brown OUT, and rightly saw the Lib Dems were not the way to go about that.

Funny (and revealing?) Photo from UK Debate

Yes, that is a rather bizarre photo, is it not? It sure grabbed my attention when I first saw it.

Cranmer has an interesting take on it. Although I consider Brown and Clegg virtually mirror images of UK Leftism, I will not go quite as far as he.

But I will note the two are both lifting their left leg.

Gordon Brown and the “Bigoted Woman” UPDATED

There is quite a furor in the UK over Gordon Brown being caught on microphone calling a pensioner who asked him about immigration a “bigoted woman.”

In addition to further documenting that Brown is a jerk, this shows he wholeheartedly believes the Leftist meme that if you are concerned about immigration, you are a “bigot.”

Brown has just apologized. Too late! And you said what you really think about those who question Labour’s mad immigration policy, so why apologize for letting the truth out about your bigotry, Brownie?

By the way, LibDem Nick Clegg has said he won’t comment on the matter. No doubt because that Leftist also thinks those who oppose open immigration from the EU are bigots.


UPDATE: Clegg has changed his mind and has commented:

Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg said: 'Everybody in every walk of life will mutter things underneath their breath they wouldn't want people to know about.'

'In an election campaign, you have got to give as good as you get but treat whatever questions you receive with the respect they deserve. I think saying something clearly fairly insulting to the lady in question is not right, it's not right at all.'

Clegg then muttered "even if she is a bigot." No, he didn't say that, but he surely thought it.

And, yes, the link reveals the Daily Mail is having a field day with this.