One cynical definition of news is anything that scares mothers. If that's true, this NYT story about teenagers who make money selling images of themselves online is a doozie.

Chile is likely to elect a socialist leader in January. Bolivia just did. This NYT story talks about why Latin American is shifting leftward again.

Sean Fine, 9:22 p.m.: Duceppe and Layton are like flat characters in a play. Every time they walk out on stage, they say the say damn thing. And the audience laughs, because flat characters are innately funny. But who wants to vote for such flat characters?

Mary Janigan, 9:23 p.m.: Do you think there is a category of Canadian that has been overlooked tonight in terms of what will be done for them?

Sean Fine, 9:23 p.m.: 45-year-old journalists.

Marcus Gee, 9:24 p.m.: Still, it's sort of nice having an acutal leftist on the scene, such a rare sort of character in today's world. It's like seeing a man with a top hat walking down the street, an amusing anachronism.

Full exchange here.