That is how Stephen LeDrew described Jean Chretien's final shot at Paul Martin, the new fund raising the guidelines. This is why: (Hat-tip What It Takes To Win)
Federal Liberals are so broke they can't afford cash incentives to persuade party faithful to attend their upcoming national convention in Ottawa. Liberals say the 2004 federal election emptied their coffers and they've failed to replenish them due to new fundraising rules that severely limit corporate donations.
I love that line, can't afford cash incentives to presuade party faithful. What is it about liberals that the immediately expect as handout to do anything. To be fair I guess it is what Liberals call building their base (actually that wasn't fair...oh well).
Liberal Party spokesman Steven MacKinnon said all 308 ridings have held elections, and he expects at least 2,000 delegates will show up -- less than half the 4,928 allowed.
I went to the local CPC Annual General Meeting and our riding is sending a full slate and as far as I know the delegates are ponying up ~$600 each out of their own pockets. Furthermore the riding is a very good financial situation as many people joined the Conservative Party last year and bucking the normal trend are paying their membership fees this year as well. This grassroots support has the party in a strong fiscal position nationally as well. Interesting what personal responsibility will do.
Update: I had mistakenly attributed the hammers quotation to Warren Kinsella who (I think) corrected me. Thanks for that and sorry for my laziness.
