A little overboard, but worth the read:
"NDP Leader Jack Layton and the coyote character in the Road Runner cartoon have a lot in common these days."
"Over the past 18 months, momentum has propelled the NDP forward."
"But a sizeable amount of running on thin air is involved in the process. In classic Looney Tunes tradition, gravity could kick in before the party reaches safety on the other side of the election abyss."