First day of school

I love to see another side of politicians, not just the talking head from the podium or the attacking persona from question period. I enjoy seeing politicians looking like people. As I watched the swearing in of the new government I caught a moment that made me laugh.
A few minutes before Stephen Harper formally became Prime Minister Harper, he took a seat in Rideau Hall and looked back to his buddies Peter MacKay and Stockwell Day. The normally staid politicians were smiling and making lighthearted comments (that I couldn't hear). It reminded me of being in an assembly in junior high, where you look through the different isles to see your friends and joke around until the teacher catches you. From the looks on their faces it was like the soon-to-be PM and his cabinet were saying to each other 'hey guys, isn't this cool?' Harper genuinely seemed excited and happy, and it was nice to see him not looking like a cardboard cut-out in a turtleneck.
The whole cabinet seemed to be having a pretty good time having their 'class picture' taken. So probably for the last time, we saw the human face of Canadian policitians. It's nice to know they're people too, it's just too bad they keep that side so well hidden.