It really sucks being a Liberal these days

Liberal leader Stéphane Dion still owes as much as $700,000 on his debt incurred during the leadership race.

As one astute Conservative MP has noted:

"Stephane Dion ran his campaign the same way he would run the country -- deep in debt. The only difference is, this time, he can't tax his way out of the problem."

Absolutely true, but there is even more to that. Dion was "elected" (quotes indicate that the process was anything but democratic) leader in December 2006. The fact that the Liberal leader has failed to galvanize his grassroots members and supporters to chip in and help out is clear proof that (a) even Liberals aren't too fond of their leader and that (b) Liberals are losing interest in their own party.

When people really believe in something or someone, they will part with their hard-earned cash and make donations – as they do when they send millions and millions to the Conservative Party. Money talks, and when you donate some of your money to a cause, it means you really believe in it and are committed.

That Liberals haven't helped Dion pay off his colossal debts demonstrates that they don't believe in him and the causes he champions (such as his moronic and communist Green Shift plan – which, incidentally, is hated by Liberals in Atlantic Canada, to the point that even long-time Liberals and candidates have decided to drop out of active politics and pursue a career in the private sector instead).

So, in a nutshell, Dion is a write-off, even according to his own Liberals. Why, then, should anyone in their right mind be expected to vote for a party that is led by Dion in the next federal election? A vote for the Conservatives makes sense, as does one for the NDP or even the Green Party, but voting Liberal is as gauche as it gets these days.

Besides, thanks to Liberal MP Robert Thibault, who is also facing a libel lawsuit from former prime minister Brian Mulroney, the Liberals will go into the next election with a new slogan: Anyone 60 or older is no longer a valuable human being.

Yes, that's right. According to Thibault, 60 is the age at which people should be tossed into a landfill. Apparently, he has not heard yet that 60 is the new 40.

If I weren't such a polite individual, I'd show some of my English roots and say that Thibault was a tosser.