Posted on 18/05/05
Martin's white knight
You've got to feel for Peter MacKay. Imagine how your heart would sink if your girlfriend came home one night and told you she'd spent the evening with a powerful older man. And now she's leaving you for him. And this man is your arch-enemy. And the two of you had been plotting together for months to kick him out of power and take over. And now he's going to make her a star, and she's going to be plotting against you. Tomorrow, they're going to go on national TV together and tell the world that she's a star and you, poor schmo, are screwed. Your love life and your dream of being deputy prime minister are in ruins. And by the way, she's really busy, so can you please phone the boss for her and break the news?
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