We’re going to see a lot more of the Liberal grassroots people like Darren leaving or sitting out working on behalf of the Liberal Party if the leadership and its strategists don’t get their act together and walk the walk, instead of talking the talk and then sitting on their hands doing nothing, while Harper incrementally dismantles this country into the image of what he wants it to be like, and bumbles from scandal to scandal at the same time.

- I wanted to say I was kind of pleasantly surprised to see that Michael Ignatieff is one of the “hawks” inside the Liberal caucus who were urging the caucus to bring the government down. I had thought after the Afghanistan issue and his role in helping to craft a compromise on that position to the Cons. that he must be one of the doves, so my public apology to Mr. Ignatieff for thinking that, and kudos for being one of those inside that caucus who has a spine. It doesn’t say much for the rest of the caucus or “election readiness team” (which appears to be an oxymoron) if the leader is reported as preferring to go to an election, and the deputy leader feels even stronger that an election is needed, but the rest are too scared to support that call.

- More Ontario Young Liberal shenanigans that happened recently in the St. Paul’s riding. If you want the OYL Beyond supporters version of the story, you can go read this bit of fluff. If you want to read what actually happened and how they more or less had a coup-d’etat, read this detailed story by Liberal blogger Jamie Callingham, who got the scoop on how this occurred.