Yep, there's no whore like an old whore, eh Brian?

Now that the Oliphant inquiry has concluded that Brian Mulroney's tale strains credibility to the breaking point, it's time to crack open the memory banks, to revisit some of the doings of the second-most loathsome Prime Minister this country has ever seen.

But first, while checking out the timeline at the G&M, something struck me as odd about Schreiber's 2007 lawsuit against Lyin' Brian. I originally thought this was a sure sign that they had fallen out, but was it?

Mulroney's defence, aside from the "error in judgement" sop, was that he was no longer PM when he accepted the money, and that it was for future lobbying efforts, not past ones. Past ones being Airbus.

Schreiber's lawsuit attempting to recover the $300,000 bribe fee stated that Mulroney did no work after the payment. So, was Mulroney a lousy lobbyist, or was the money for services already rendered? I've always thought it was the latter, that the cash was for Airbus, and was held for him in the "Britan" account until he stepped down as PM. In fact the payments began very shortly thereafter.

But here's the odd part. Schreiber's lawsuit actually gives credence to the story that the cash was for future efforts, by clearly stating he hadn't received value for money. Was that the point of it? Was he still helping his pal? Both of their stories are as convoluted as an IUD.

Anyway, now that I've finished The Armageddon Factor, which I hope will have the same effect on Harper's reign as this book did on Mulroney's, it's time to pick up a copy of Stevie Cameron's On the Take.

"The widespread corruption the public suspected during Brian Mulroney's regime is confirmed and detailed in this meticulous journalistic account. Now, with shocking new information for Tory insiders, On The Take is even more hard-hitting and revealing. This is compelling, gossipy, required reading for all Canadians." Random House

Cameron has been deeply immersed in research for an upcoming book on the Robert Pickton case (shudder) and hasn't been updating her blog lately, but there's still info aplenty on Mulroney, Schreiber and Airbus that's worth a read, including the original tip-off to the Airbus bribes.

Also online is the CBC's Fifth Estate investigation: Money, Truth and Spin.
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