NDP Flip Flops

It appears to be a week of flip flops for the New Democratic Party both on the federal and the provincial scene.
Federally reports out of Ottawa suggest there will be no fall election as had been earlier predicted and expected.
The reason, Jack Layton and the federal New Democrats apparently now have found a way to support the Stephen Harper budget and will vote with the Government on Friday thus avoiding an unwanted election.
Now it would be nice to think that Jack Layton was acting on behalf of all Canadians, that the New Democratic Party had the best interests of Canadians at heart and didn't want to waste valuable taxpayer money. However its more likely that the flip flop on
now supporting Stephen Harper has more to do with the NDP standing in a recent poll than any valiant effort to save the poor old taxpayer some money. Latest polls show the NDP at an all time low in the standings, so low that some have even suggested that the poor NDP showing could translate into a majority government for the Conservatives. Not too hard to figure out the NDP flip flop on that issue. The Liberals and Michael Ignatieff are also trailing in the polls so the question to be asked is: Will the Conservatives allow the NDP to prop them up or will they somehow engineer their own defeat and take the chances on winning an election? Stay tuned.
Meanwhile the front page of Saskatoon's Star Phoenix says the NDP and their leader Dwain Lingenfelter have decided that Saskatchewan is not ready for nuclear development. Lingenfelter says nuclear power is not something that his party would jump into at this time. Isn't this the same Lingenfelter who a couple of years ago, as a businessman, spoke in favour of nuclear development in the province. My what a difference fighting to get into or trying to stay in power can make.
In some ways I think the NDP stance against nuclear is a good thing. Lets make it a clear issue. You have one party in favour of nuclear development and one against. When an election is called the voters know what the stand is and make their choice.
If the party in favour wins, proceed with nuclear. If the party opposed wins the idea ends and Saskatchewan misses a clear growth opportunity. Haven't we played this tune before?
An added note from MacLeans.ca
The link between Jack Layton and your bladderSept. 15, 7:32 a.m. OK, this is the part where Jack Layton notices his poll numbers tanking so he climbs into bed with Stephen Harper, a man that for years he has routinely pilloried, condemned and otherwise not liked very much. Striving to create an aura of principled crisis, Jack hogs the political limelight under the pretense of advancing public policy and societal justice, though pretty much everyone attributes his abrupt aboutface to saving his own political bacon. Jack also talks about kitchen tables. Ultimately, Jack votes with a government to which, barely 24 hours earlier, he was philosophically, intellectually, ideologically, morally and possibly even sartorially opposed. He continues to support the government until he is able to crudely manufacture a moment of betrayal that allows him to theatrically withdraw his backing, preferably while surrounded by autoworkers/the unemployed/kitchen tables.

Feel free to dawdle in the bathroom. Should take a couple weeks.