Martin Math = Shallow Math

Yesterday, PM PM tried his damdest to convince us that Benedict Belinda's defection would be worth only one vote in the house of commons. Though he may look correct on the surface, it was actually worth two votes. Consider this (all things being equal):

Al Capone has 152 cappos working for him.
Elliot Ness has 152 Gang Busters working for him.

They are equal in forces right?

Now, one of the Gang Busters defects and becomes a cappo...

Al Capone now has 153 cappos working for him (152+1=153).
Elliot Ness now has 151 Gang Busters working for him(152-1=151).

153 - 151 = 2,

Ness is now 2 Gang Busters short if he want's equal forces.

The same thing happened with the house of commons yesterday. The crooks made a "2 vote grab" which makes them dead even with the good guys...

PM PM stated repeatedly that he could count, and that's why the press gallery was laughing at him yesterday when he said that it (the defection) wouldn't make a difference in the upcomming vote. In a way it's true I guess, Martin CAN count. He's counting on the folks in Ontario to be unable to count for themselves. Hopefully they're not that shallow...