The Conservative Party's State-of-the-Art War Room is Becoming One Big Gaff Machine

The great, disciplined war room that was supposed to be a model for campaign management and propel the conservatives to new heights is so far a dismal failure. Stephen harper has gone through a lot to improve his image and run an effective campaign, but for the second time in a week the war room has produced a gaff that diverted media attention away from the campaign. First it was the ridiculously stupid pooping puffin - what possessed that web designer to do that? (For the rest of Stephen Harper's political life he will likely be caricatured in cartoons with a puffin pooping on his shoulder!) That was not only stupid and juvenile, but it overshadowed the diesel tax announcement! Also, that Not a Leader website serves no purpose to improving Stephen Harper's image.

And then there's the major gaff a top conservative staffer (the same one who was behind that puffin poop) had suggested that the father of a solider killed in Afghanistan criticised the withdrawal plan because he is a liberal supporter (His criticism of the withdrawal policy is legitimate by the way!) Also, the RCMP being called in to stop reporters from asking Harper questions destroyed any respect he had earned them by breakfasting with them. This had all overshadowed a two-pronged attack delivered by Jack Layton and Stephen Harper on Stephane Dion's Carbon Tax.

Its not that these gaffs help Dion, his campaign is in disarray. These gaffs are threatening to derail the conservative campaign. That Conservative War Room better get its act together, the conservative campaign can't afford any more gaffs!