Today I am ashamed of my membership of the Liberal Democrats. Thanks Polly. This recommendation should be trusted more than your ‘Only Gordon Brown can save Labour’ piece because?

Oi Vey.

First the Observer. Now the Guardian. I see an attempt to snap Brown’s arm off behind his back, they’re twisting it so hard. Before Lib Dems get excited by this ‘overtaking Labour in the Polls’ business, this ‘lowest polls for Labour ever’ business, this actual endorsements from something other than Lib Dem Blogs and/or the Independent they need to remember that if Labour and the Lib Dems were both at 18%, Labour would still get 200 seats while the Lib Dems would lose 30 of theirs. One of the reasons Lib Dems tend to develop an eye twitch when the subject of First Pass The Parcel comes up.

And the Guardian… they can’t even spell never mind be trusted to recommend a party to vote for. Ferchrisakes they’ve been saying ‘Vote Labour’ for – I think, give or take a couple of days – FOREVER. Not exactly known for their critical faculties.

The only message Lib Dems should take from the current polling is how much of a crisis it is for Labour being at 18% and to view same polling figures for us as equally catastrophic, rather than, hey, not bad for this point in the cycle. When the Guardian, the Independent, the Times and the Sun say ‘Vote Lib Dem’ then, then, engage smug mode.

Hat tip to the distinctly untraumatised Lib Dem Voice.