Breaking news: Chretien and Martin didn't get along, and the Pope is Catholic

The media, and many blogs, were all buzzing over the weekend as excerpts from Jean Chretien’s upcoming biography hit the newspapers to generate some buzz. Particularly juicy were the bits where Chretien took potshots at his longtime rival, Paul Martin.

The book will certainly be like crack for political junkies; I know I for one look forward to reading it. And I’ll address the book’s contents and claims once I have. But while the media will certainty seize the opportunity to write more stories about Liberal infighting and the Chretien/Martin feud (Harper has them to cowed to hold him to account) and loyalists from the ancient past like Warren Kinsella will stoke the fires, let’s keep one thing in mind: this is all ancient history, and old news. They're yesterday's men. Let them keep fighting old battles until they're blue in the face.

I mean, it’s not like its news Chretien and Martin had some issues. You’d have to have been living under a rock for nearly 20 years not to know that. So, now Jean is writing a book, if he didn’t lash-out at Martin it would be really weird. I’m sure Jean will call it as he sees it, wrongly or rightly. It will be interesting to read his perspective, as it will Martin’s when he writes his autobiography.

As fascinating a read as it will no doubt we though, it doesn’t reflect in any way what’s happening in the LPC today. Indeed, we have our own, not insignificant, challenges to deal with.

I agree with Bob. No matter how much the media will hype it, Chretien/Martin is the Liberal Party of yesterday. The public doesn’t give a crap; it wants to know what the Liberals would do for them in government, if given the chance. Let’s stay focused on the future, not the past.

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