Leaks of supposedly closed-door meetings in the Liberal caucus, or open dissent of a strategy?
Steve takes Mr. Telgedi to task for his participation in the 2nd part of the equation, though I can understand the MP’s frustration at things. I’m sure there are more then a few MP’s in caucus that think “Liberal strategists” is starting to become an oxymoron.
Let’s just hope that the frustration bubbling up isn’t due to them deciding to take a pass on this issue too - rather then what Steve was blogging and commenting on the other day about rumours (another one of those internal leaks to the media) that the Liberals want to go on the immigration issue in June - ostensibly after public hearings with immigration groups and supporters coming forth to decry this act. Steve and I are election hawks, to put it mildly, but I think both he and I can at least see the logic in letting this go forth to committee and air it out to the public to build a case… so presuming that’s what the Liberal braintrust is thinking, that’s why both he and I are willing to take a wait-and-see attitude before we unload the artillery at them again.
PS - if that IS the strategy, I wish the OLO had given a briefing on that to the MP’s like Telgedi so as to avoid this public flaring-up that does the Liberal(s) no publicity favours.
I cannot blame MP Telegdi. What else can he do? Watch his party strategists kill his political career along with theirs? I commend him for standing up for what he believes, and I am disappointed that no one else has done the same.
And, yes, I will remember this come election day.