Bye, Mr.Wonderful

So, just last Wednesday, KOL’s 99-day political career came rushing to a halt when he decided to run for Canadian PM. He instead decided to endorse now frontrunner Maxime Bernier instead, because it became more and more clear that he would NOT be able to fill the 30 seats in Quebec. When he just announced his run, I had responded with the post “PM O’Leary? Canada, I ask you…“. In that post, I attacked his caring for Canadian people and how his principles don’t really help Canada. Well, my wish came true, and now he’s back in Boston.

But, if we’re being real, O’Leary was most certainly my favorite candidate. He was especially critical, and hilariously realistic of social ideologies and got real about how the Conservatives don’t have much of a future in the area. He was for multiple Liberal ideologies in that department, from marijuana to abortion. He attracted the younger, more liberal audience in that sense and was able to get some recognition from the opposition. And, let’s not forget that he very well could be on the right side of the argument- the Canadian government has pushed out a plethora of more liberal ideals, even before Progressive superhero Justin Trudeau took over parliament.

And then, there’s his economic plan. It was a more conservative one, with lowering taxes, interest, and all that jazz. In short, it’s nothing new.

But, being real he brought something fresh to the table- a sense of friendliness and sharpness that the Conservatives desperately needed. With major news breaking down South about a fairly right republican who’s running America like a circus of racism and acrobatic alternative facts, many may be hesitant about risking similar results with the further-right candidate running for PM.

By ditching the game and throwing his support behind Bernier, Leary has transferred all this new social demands onto him, if he wants a shot at being PM. And right now he’s leading. If he wins, he’s going to want to listen to the O’Leary crowd, which was, surprisingly, bigger than his own. But now, O’Leary has a shot at getting what he wants in Parliament.

Because not many people from the bigger opposition want to see another, conservative, big-business man reality TV show persona take control of their government.