Check out Charles Adler's latest column (h/t Bourque).
By now you know that Paul Martin's little communications ratter, Scott Reid, has opened up a can of boa constrictors. But if the PM is lucky, and he has been so far, these boas will swallow Reid and avoid deep-throating the big dog himself.
"Popcorn and beer" is what brought us here. Reid tried to take a bite out of Stephen Harper's child-care bonus cheques and ended up biting more than he could chew. Reid said the average Canadian wouldn't spend an extra hundred dollars a month on child care. Milk money for little Scotty would more than likely be turned into beer money for those who are watchin' Scotty grow.
This niblet is easy to understand. The Libs are just as mean as all those other folks who have been in power for too long and think your money is their money. Nobody has to explain to you that Scott Reid, like so many other Liberals who have been gorging themselves at the power trough, are now so full of hubris, so full of scorn for the common people that if you catch them in a moment of honesty, they will scare you.
...It must feel awfully good to have a database of wealthy Liberal funders who will ensure that you never have to forfeit your big ol' lobster for a greasy little burger. But every time you feel the polls are treating your guy better than they should and those PR hacks are kissing your derriere looking for a crumb, just remember from whence you came and how Momma didn't blow the money she made on beer and popcorn. She made sure that you had everything you needed to get to where your fine mind could take you.
