Great day yesterday.

I saluted Jack Layton's casket when I finally got up to it. It was a long wait on Parliament Hill to see him, but time didn't matter.
He suffered a lot of pain towards the end, and it's nothing for me to stand a few hours to say goodbye.
He stood for hours with a bum hip for the televised debates and never once complained about his illness.
That's a MAN.
I haven't given a military salute to any man since I left the Army in 1996.
3000+ people filed past, and another 3000 will probably do so today. Jack's wife Olivia was very gracious.
He goes back to Toronto for a State funeral tomorrow.

They say that Stephen Harper and his wife were here to pay their respects, but I never saw them.
In fact, I've NEVER seen Harper or his wife in person in Ottawa. EVER.
I've seen Jack on the street several times. I've been in the Ottawa area for almost a year now and I've never seen Harper in the flesh.
I guess I'll have to go to the public galleries more often.
I should, just to beef up this thread.
I think I could be more informative than I have been. It's worth my time to follow politics. It's important.
I've never cared about the future of this country more than I do now.
And I've never been more excited about how the NDP will move forward.
We got resolve, Boy.

Underestimate away, all you media and Conservative clowns.
Because Instant Karma's gonna get you.
Gonna smack you right in the face.