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The Obama Christmas Song for Liberals
So very true..hehehe.

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An NDP Member of Parliament is defecting to the Ontario Liberals to run in an upcoming provincial by-election in Sudbury, dealing a blow to the federal New Democrats less than a year before the next election.

Glenn Thibeault announced Tuesday he will switch parties and levels of government, contending he can do more for his city in Premier Kathleen Wynnes caucus than sitting in federal opposition with Thomas Mulcair.

I have spoken to Premier Kathleen Wynne about her plan to create greater opportunity and security for all Ontarians and her plan is exactly what Sudbury needs, Mr. Thibeault said in a statement. I believe I can make an even greater difference for the constituents of Sudbury as a member of this Ontario Liberal government.

His statement said his time at the federal level has come to an end, but it was not immediately clear when he would resign his seat in the House of Commons.

No date has yet been set for the by-election, which must be called by next spring.

In Ottawa, New Democrats were shaken and angered by the move, stating Mr. Thibeault only advised Mr. Mulcair after his defection was made public in the media. The pair had had a number of discussions in recent days, namely after Mr. Thibeault quit as chair of the NDP caucus by invoking a need to be closer to his family.

This move will anger many NDP volunteers who trusted Glenn and worked hard for him, said NDP MP Charlie Angus, who represents the northern Ontario riding of Timmins-James Bay. Im sorry he did this but the NDP base in Sudbury is strong and they wont like being taken for granted.

The new chair of the NDP caucus, London-Fanshawe MP Irene Mathyssen, said the lure of a cabinet position unfortunately appeared to be irresistible for Mr. Thibeault.

That is what the Liberals do, they throw out candy, she said. Its very hard to understand why he would regard the Wynne government as the place to go because the real progressives in Ontario are Andrea Horwaths New Democrats.

Ms. Mathyssen expressed her confidence in Mr. Mulcairs leadership and the NDP platform heading into next years federal election, while acknowledging the threat posed by Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau.

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The Liberal Party's grasp on majority government in Tasmania strengthened early in the count on Saturday night.

The Liberals were set to take at least 13 of the 25 House of Assembly seats - a result also predicted by an exit poll for Southern Cross TV, reinforcing polls during the campaign.

The Liberals were last in power for two years in minority backed by the Greens from 1996 to 1998, and this time party leader Will Hodgman warned against a repetition of any power-sharing arrangement.

''The thought of another Labor-Green government with a tinge of Palmer United thrown in is a frightening prospect as far as I'm concerned,'' Mr Hodgman said after he voted in central Hobart.

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Tasmanians elect five members from each of five seats, and Labor was in trouble in the northern electorates of Bass and Braddon, but holding its own in southern Denison and Franklin, according to the exit poll. The fifth seat, rural Lyons, was going the Liberals' way.

The change would end four successive terms of Labor-led government, a stretch that Premier Lara Giddings said had left her with mixed emotions.

''It's difficult when you've been in power for 16 years to capture the imagination, and you must work off your record,'' Ms Giddings said.

Observers said the election was set to return the Liberals on an ''it's time'' factor, after Mr Hodgman failed to take power in 2010 when Labor went into a power-sharing government with the Greens.

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By Keith Leslie, The Canadian Press

TORONTO - Federal New Democrats were stunned Tuesday when one of their most well-liked and respected caucus members announced he's quitting to join Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne's Liberal team.

Sudbury MP Glen Thibeault's surprise defection capped what's been a dispiriting couple of years for Tom Mulcair's New Democrats, whose claim to be the government-in-waiting has been usurped by Justin Trudeau's revived Liberal party.

In a statement announcing his intention to run for the provincial Liberals in a soon-to-be-called byelection, Thibeault stressed his belief that he can do more for his constituents as a member of the province's governing party.

He didn't mention the NDP but the implication seemed clear: Thibeault doesn't believe the New Democrats are likely to form the government after next year's federal election.

"It has been an honour and a privilege to serve my community for the past six years at the federal level but my time at the federal level has come to an end," Thibeault said.

"I am excited by the opportunity to continue that representation in a new, exciting way. I believe I can make an even greater difference for the constituents of Sudbury as a member of this Ontario Liberal government."

Late on Tuesday, Thibeault told the CBC's Power and Politics that it was no secret among those who know him that he hasn't "been seeing eye to eye on a lot of the things that have been happening at the federal level and with the NDP."

Thibeault said he told Mulcair on Sunday that he was considering some options, but didn't get a chance to tell him of his decision to jump to the Ontario Liberals before the news became public Tuesday morning, at which point he sent Mulcair an email informing him of his move.

Until recently, Thibeault was chair of the NDP caucus, an elected position that reflected his popularity among his fellow New Democrat MPs. He stepped down two weeks ago, citing the need to spend more time with his young children.

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Burn Your Base: Democrats Diss Blacks, Back CRomnibus Alien Job Surge
If the Democratic Party is committed to any one principle these days, it seems to be burn your base. Of course, the same might be said of the Republicans. In the first episode of this...

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