According to a Conservative Party source, rank-and-file party members are quite upset with Harper's letter to the National Post (see two posts down.) As I said, the letter was one of the most strategically boneheaded manoeuvres I've ever seen. There was not absolutely nothing to gain from writing it.
Today, the Post carries a piece from publisher David Asper (subscription required) which took Harper to task. The money quote is in the last graf:
Looking forward, Mr. Harper, our sincere hope is that you hire an experienced group of advisors with demonstrated electoral success, and make a greater effort to hold the government accountable, focusing on making the next election a legitimate battle of ideas. (bold emphasis mine)
I have nothing to add.
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 11:17 PM