Back stabbing continues in the Liberal party

One thread I particularly liked from Rae yesterday, this idea of "changing the culture" within the Liberal ranks. This morning, I read an article on the whole Rae issue, and it’s accompanied by this glorious quote:

"It gives one a completely unfair advantage compared to everybody else," said a re-elected Liberal MP, who deemed Rae’s letter a showcase of "unbelievable vanity."

Speaking of vanity, feeding the press lines to make yourself appear important. I know I’m not alone, many grassroots Liberals are SICK AND TIRED of this bullshit back biting leaked to the press. As far as I’m concerned, job ONE on changing the culture within the Liberal ranks is to PURGE this type of nonsense, which only undermines, creates divisions and very unhealthy atmosphere. Think Rae is angling for something else, call up your colleagues, express yourself at caucus, call Rae and challenge, whatever re-elected Liberal MP, but don’t be such a GUTLESS flea and run to the press with your beefs.

I know our numbers, and I suspect re-elected Liberal MP is also aware, which provides a sense of confidence. However, I don’t care if we have 8 MP’s, if I were to become interim Liberal leader, one of my first directives would be to tell everyon, either get with the program or get lost. There are a million venues to express displeasure with this or that, but nothing is ever accomplished with these unhealthy leaks. You don’t see Conservative MP’s engaging in this behaviour, NDP MP’s, no this is a Liberal DISEASE and we need to cut it out. As well, this habit of people shooting their mouths off under the guise of "outspoken" has to stop, again have a point, raise to your colleagues, not to the press. If people can’t respect this most basic of party discipline, then it’s time to move along, find another party, become an independent, whatever but GET LOST. I’d rather have a smaller, unified (at least in public) caucus and apparatus, then be forced to cringe for the next four years as loudmouths run to cameras to appear important, that’s not "independence", that’s BULLSHIT.

If Rae does get the gig, I hope his first order of business on the "changing culture" front is to read the riot act, and beyond that forcibly pursue every single leak of the above order and when found out, enact the strictest discipline. It’s simply inexusable that other parties can present a unified public face and the Liberals are continually hobbled by back stabbing. Enough is enough, once and for all.