They're right, this is going to hurt...

Unless proper action is taken. And I mean now.

So there is one fleck of mud that will stick. And frankly, rightly so.

Personally, as a die-hard Conservative, I wouldn't want this guy running.

As has been said many times before, it's not just imopropriety that's wrong, it's the appearance of impropriety. We were (and still are) demanding that Goodale step down because of the investigation; so should Derek Zeisman. He should step away from being a candidate, and the Conservatives should, as Paul says, cede the seat. It would show that what's good for the goose is good for the gander--that the Conservative Party is serious about clean government and clean people therein. It would show that the CPC isn't afraid to lose a seat because of some asshattery. Worse off, though, I fear that if they don't have him step down, the Libs can point to it and say "see, they don't really believe in accountability.

Of course, on second thought, the Libs wouldn't be able to get away with it. The "they're no better than we are" argument (from them) is the same as saying "look at us again, we're crooked and unaccountable." But the NDP or Bloc could ream them a new one on it. And besides all that, politics aside, like Quaker Oats, it would be the right thing to do.

Who knows? You might be able to salvage the seat anyhow--the second-place finisher in the riding's nomination, if he/she wanted to, could run for the last 10 days and potentially win, buoyed by the display of ethics in the CPC.

No matter how I look at it, buddy has to go. It would reek of hypocrisy not to do so.

Please, CPC braintrust.