neo-con process manual

step 1: ride the wave of disgust fueled by the previous government's inquiry into the twice-previous government's mismanagment of keeping the country together.
step 2: clamp down, hard, on all party members and what can say (to who, when and where).
step 3: run national campaign over budget, then compensate by breaking (sorry, "reinterpreting") election law.
step 4: rename the previous government's accountability bill, sneak in a few nasty changes, and tout as own.
step 5: run into problems with Elections Canada? if stonewalling fails, launch personal credibility attacks and/or distracting lawsuits.
step 6: run into problems with public support? if smearing the opposition fails, return the favours of a few reporters (whose professional ethics may be questioned) who have been friendly to the party - handpick them for a secret by-invitation-only press conference. attack the personal credibility of any challengers.
step 7: have the house leader declare this "a positive step in transparency."

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