First steps

It may be only one columist taking a stand so far. But Barbara Yaffe's refusal to interview/serve as a conduit for Deceivin' Stephen still figures to be an important story in highlighting the fact that many in the media aren't willing to be mere pawns in the Cons' communications strategy. And if Yaffe can start off a trend, then it may not be long before the main question facing the Harper Cons goes from how to given themselves some seeming chance to eke out a majority, to how to salvage anything from an impending electoral wipeout.