Moldy Peaches

Conservative MPs are still smarting after being outfoxed by the Liberals last night. MP John Reynolds angrily told reporters that the Liberals have proven again they'll make a deal with the devil to save their ass. Reynolds doesn't realize that this is minority parliament and you take support where you can get it. Funny in the minds of Conservatives, it wasn't a deal with the devil when they found a willing dance partner with the Bloc.

Tony Valeri deserves full marks. No member of the opposition had any sense of what the Liberals were planning. Many were already on their way home after 8 p.m., ready for a relaxing weekend, while the Liberals stayed near the House of Commons and waited for their chance.

Conservative MP Peter MacKay was at the airport when he became suspicious. "When people are leaving town all the government limos are out there idling," MacKay told CTV's Rosemary Thompson. "At the airport, there were none. So I called back to the whip's desk and they said, 'The bells are ringing. You'd better get back here.'"

NDP Leader Jack Layton (who has been the best leader in Ottawa for the past few months) summed it up best when he said Conservatives only have themselves to blame. Layton told reporters that the vote was a little bit of a surprise, but the Conservatives weren't all there and that's their problem. They should have been there.

Relaxing on the job in a minority parliament sends you to the showers.