As we speak, the residents of Prince George are celebrating Hedy Fry's declaration of her candidacy for the Liberal leadership.
Already Liberals are patting themselves on the back for finding a candidate who fits several different categories of tokenism: a token Westerner (well, Vancouver is still technically out west somewhere), a token black woman (to balance out the two white woman also-rans), a token immigrant (one Trinidadian outranks two Italians), with the appropriate ethical baggage (forging prescriptions for lesbian couples) and rapid-fire lip-from-hip-to-foot shooting capability.
The Liberals are now one candidate shy of a dozen, and with John "Vichy" McCallum weighing his options over a few too many at the airport bar, and Senator Celine Hervieux-Payette trying to win votes and recognition outside her immediate family, it will soon be a baker's dozen.
Some would say that having a dozen leadership candidates instead of three (like the Tories did the last time) is a sign of health and strength.
Or it could be a sign of the Liberal Party's confusion after having coronated its last three leaders years in advance about how to actually run a contested leadership campaign.
Or a sign that they're disintegrating into more warring factions than downtown Baghdad.
Or a sign that the apocalypse is upon us.
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Now, Now - According to Steve McKinnon (liberal strategists) on Duffy yesterday, only a great party could attract such a number of capable and highly qualified men and women.
Yep Steve - you just spin, spin, spin that thought. If you say it enought, Liberals will believe you.
Unfortunately it is becoming almost a joke and my prediction, Canadians are going to be sooooo tired of the "Liberal leadership contest" that by the time it actually happens, they will care less.
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