money money money
An ITQ Rant: Forget polls, money is the root of all political journalistic evils.
Wait, I should probably be more specific: our obsessive coverage of how much money the various political parties have, or don’t have, or have managed to raise – or not raise, and what it all means as far as the prospect of an [insert season here] election, and what it says about the state of grassroots support, and — enough. Seriously, enough.
Elections Canada returns: Battle of the Party Bagmen (Q1 2009)
A quick and dirty rundown on the first three months of fundraising by registered political parties, based the latest financial returns filed with Elections Canada:
There, there, Nortel. Will $30 million in short term financing turn that frown upside down?
Honestly, I just can’t keep track anymore – who’s most likely to be outraged by this latest outburst of government largess?