The sensational battle raging in the governing Liberal Party over rules on membership sales has lifted a lid on the nitty, gritty of party politics. It's also opened up a not-too-pretty picture of the deep, dirty unofficial leadership fight in Liberal ranks. Allan Rock accuses Paul Martin's Ontario organizers -- a province Mr. Martin controls -- of being a country club for elites. The Martin-controlled executive in Ontario wants to limit party memberships by asking for the names, not addresses, of Liberal Party members. Warren Kinsella, meanwhile, calls it "possibly intolerant." The suggestion is it's racist.

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