Pettiness is well, petty.

In today's Ottawa Sun, reporter (columnist?) Susan Sherring it out attacking Mayor Larry O'Brien for his campaign fundraising shortfalls. This fundraising shortfall is somehow indicative of the Mayors failure to keep good on his “Zero means Zero” campaign promises.

The logic on how she ties this together is somewhat convoluted. It would be the same as saying Stephane Dion will run deficits because he hasn't paid off his leadership expenses. I don't think Stephane Dion will run deficits, I think he will spend billions on state-run feel good accomplish little social programs.

It’s easy to be disappointed by the failed “Zero means Zero” promise. But let’s be fair, this campaign fundraising shortfall caused more by:

1. No one knowing who the hell he was when he started
2. No one really thinking he had a chance to beat the incumbent

This theory makes much more sense, especially when you consider that Mayor O’Brien raised more then a third of his total contributions after his victorious campaign.

Well that or maybe they were trying to buy influence.