Try again

At least part of the Cons' spin machine looks to be fully functional, as anonymous "sources" gave the Hill Times identical excuses as to why nobody should think Stephen Harper had anything to do with the Cons' Mulroney-related strife:

"The concern the Prime Minister has at this time is the economy, then the economy, and then the economy," said one source close to the Prime Minister's Office.

Another source close to the Prime Minister told The Hill Times that "Mr. Harper is concerned about the present state of the economy and is concentrating all his efforts on helping Canadians who have been hurt by the crisis and creating jobs. We have nothing to do with the story."

But if Harper's focus is on the economy alone, it's worth asking why it is that he and his government didn't get the memo.