Prime Minister Harper could secure the majority he wants

Prime Minister Stephen Harper's strength is an unusually creative capacity to see federal politics differently. His weakness is running headlong into solid objects.

Visionary is one of those marvelously flexible words. It variously describes those gifted with 20/20 foresight and dreamers who ignore reality. Better still, it helps explain Stephen Harper.

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