Carrots and sticks (III)

Or, Carrots and sticks, 2010 edition.

CBC reports today:

Moreover, [St. Anthony Mayor Ernest] Simms said members of the governing Progressive Conservatives have warned him that some promises are off.

"We've been told that, you know, because the Liberals were elected there, then things were going to slow down. You know, I talked to several ministers in other areas and they told us not to come back looking for more money."

Pressed to identify the ministers, Simms declined. He said, though, he may identify them if he does not get satisfaction from government in the coming weeks.

If you think you've seen this fillum before... why, yes, you have.

Repeatedly.

For decades.