Kinsella Thinks The Next Election Will Be Ugly

Over in The Hill Times, Warren Kinsella says the next federal election will be a nasty affair:

"I think the election will be nasty because the Tories are lacking in options. They can't do the stuff they did in 2006. They can't run an 'outsider' campaign, they're the incumbent. They can't run an ethics campaign, thanks to Mr. Mulroney and the in-and-out mess. And they can't run on the economy, because—while we are in much better shape than the U.S., due to the riches that my friend Chretien left successor governments--we are clearly in or near a recession. So, eliminating all the options leaves you with one: go neg. It worked for the Tories in 2006 after the Liberal leadership, when they swift-boated Mr. Dion on the environment, so they will be mightily tempted to launch a massive air war. And they've certainly got the dough to do it," said Warren Kinsella.