Red sky in the Star, election is far

The Star's Chantal Hebert, who had earlier dismissed the possibility of putting off a spring election ("the answer is no"), now says it must be.

Ultimately, the real winners of a decision to put a spring vote on the backburner would be Canadians. To expect voters to sign a new lease with the Liberals on the basis of what they have seen of Martin to date amounts to asking them to pick a place to live on the basis of a newspaper ad. But to support the untested Conservatives without having had a real measure of where Harper wants to take the new party would be like buying a yet-to-be-built house on the basis of a mere drawing.

I couldn't have said it better myself.