[GMMAC]

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[GMMAC]

CINO Back-stabber PING!

[styky]

Stronach serves a purpose in the here and now for the Liberal party. They want and need her vote. She is disposable. There is only a very slim possibility that she will be able to run and win her seat in the house at the next election and Martin knows it. She is just a means to an end.

I really have to wonder how all those Liberal backbenchers that having been all but kiss behinds of their leadership in order to be heard are feeling about this parachute placement. The idea that Belinda is even remotely qualified for the Ministry that she has been given is an insult to many in the party.

[Truth29]

If the rumors are true that she has been a Bubba gal, then she fits the mold of a Clinton woman perfectly.

[Atheist_Canadian_Conservative]

The "center-right" vote *is* going to be split between the liberals and conservatives. Every little thing like Joe Clarke endorsing the libs, Stronach and other perceived "moderates" defecting makes it worse.

And I cannot entirely blame the media. We have the National Post (in addition to other CanWest holdings), and basically all of the Sun Media papers not towing the Liberal line. Sure, the overall media picture here is left biased, but it isn't the only noise people hear.

I'm not sure what it is going to take, but adscam (etc!) apparently isn't big enough for a lot of people to accept Harper's Conservatives as an alternative.

[Paleo Conservative]

I really can't understand why anyone was surprised.