Not looking to absolve him- he did what we did, and he should be held accountable for it. Do I think the shmucks are trying to blow this out of proportion, embellish this, and politized the **** outta this because they really have nothing to run on other than, OMG, he's a thug? Yes. Yes, I do.
It's sad that that the NDP is saddled with this leader- too much baggage. I feel that NDP policies with a terrible leader are much better than PC policies with or without a good leader.