Let's all stretch now

Is this a scandal? Conservatives appointing Conservative friendly people to positions? Is it really a scandal?

Depends.

Depends if the people are qualified for their positions. If they are qualified, as in, their qualifications are more then just the amount of money they donate then I am fine with this. It only makes sense for a government to appoint people whom have similar ways of thinking. If they are not qualified, then it becomes an issue.

In the latest attempts at scandal, the NP brings some pretty tenuous connections to the table. Let's take a look at some of them:

Judy Dreeshen - Conservative Campaign Worker
That's true, she was a campaign worker, for her husband! Have you ever heard of Earl Dreeshen? I haven't. He is a backbencher. It also seems that Mrs Dreeshen was a member of the Alberta OCRT since September 2007. That experience seems some what relevant to new posting.

Joe Spina - Brampton Progressive Conservative MPP, 1995-2003
Since when is being an ex-politician a barrier to taking on government positions? Many ex-politicians move on to these sorts of assignments.

Jeffrey Keefe - Donated to Conservative Party Candidate in 2006
Wow! He donated up to the 5,100 dollar campaign limit in 2006? Like, 3 years ago? How many Canadians would be barred from government positions if you couldn't have ever donated to a political party?

Suzanne Dery - Donated to former Conservative MP Luc Harvey
Ditto.

Arthur Lust - Donated to Conservative MP John Baird in 2008
Ditto. And this time it was only 1,100 dollars.

James Walsh - Donated to Conservative Party in 2004
5 years ago!

Some in their list have actual dollar amounts beside their names, others don't. If they don't have a dollar amount beside their name does it mean it was only a couple hundred dollars or so? I mean, seriously?

Some of the appointments deserve scrutiny, but some of the scrutiny is just petty.