Note to Liberals: remember discipline of power, or else

It's also never a good idea to have MPs sit in caucus, BlackBerrying the proceedings to grateful reporters, waiting outside those padded doors.

LAVIGNE: Consistency is important in politics. Credibility is vital. And while inconsistency is a wound that matures, stable political parties can survive, lack of credibility on key vote-determining issues is deadly.

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