In case you missed it, there is going to be a by-election for the provincial seat vacated by Jim Watson. The Liberal candidate is none other than Bob Chiarelli, the former mayor and former Ottawa West MPP.
The Cons have been in a tough fight to nominate someone to come in third place and after much in fighting, gnashing of political teeth and back room maneuvering, they decided, by a whopping 3 vote margin, to serve up Beth Graham.
Graham's crowd out-finessed the crowd that was pushing Mike Patton. Patton was formerly a Larry O'Brien stalwart and presumably Larry and his minions were backing Mike. So who was the juggernaut that backed Graham?
Enter the ego that knows no bounds, Lisa MacLeod, MPP for Nepean Carleton, which is right next door to Ottawa West-Nepean. Lisa has been reading her own press and has determined that she is in line for a cabinet seat when (or if) the Cons ever regain power in Ontario. With her overblown view of herself (and one should note that her hubby, Joe Varner-MacLeod, is a very tested Con back-stabber), Lisa is pushing her weight around like it's a sale day at Baskins. But why Graham?
Well for one she ran the constituency office for MacLeod. Second, she is penis-deprived, which fits Lisa's goal of emasculating Queen's Park. Thirdly, Lisa thinks that she will be easier to control that Patton would ever have been.
But Lisa may have backed the wrong horse. Beth's resume is not as light as Lisa might think. In addition to being an EA to Federal Minister Leona A-glue-gun, she was also the president of the Leslie Park Community Association and the Nepean Federation of Community Associations. She has also chaired Nepean's environmental advisory committee, and served on committees of the Ontario Trillium Association and the Ottawa Special Olympic. While all of these are back room appointed positions, it means that Beth has more friends than Lisa.
Makes for fun television, don't it?
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Exactly what are you implying when you refer to Graham as "penis deprived"? Seems like a bit of a sexist remark from someone who I'm sure hasn't even met the woman. If I were Ms. Graham I might consider calling up one of your progressive lawyer types and see if they'd be interested in pursuing a sexual harassment or libel suit against you.
You're lucky that she's probably too busy to bother and too much of a LADY to dignify your adolescent comments with a response. Stick to talking about people you know you boorish twit!!
What you may have overlooked is that I DO KNOW Beth. My comments were directed at MacLeod who has expressed in the past her disdain for male MPPs.
If you read the entry again you will note that I stated that MacLeod may have underestimated Graham. She is not as inexperienced as Lisa thinks she is.
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