In politics, one just needs to be slightly better than one's opponents, and the criteria upon which one is judged vary considerably - it has been said that Nixon lost his first shot at the presidency on account of a bad shave job.

If O'Leary has puffed his wares a bit in order to paint himself as an entrepreneurial genius, and landed some plum television gigs as a result, I see that as no big deal, and perhaps a self-fulfilling prophesy - many politicians have done worse.  His Liberal opponent has no meaningful accomplishments to his credit, unless the debt fueled Child Tax Benefit after 15 months on the job counts as an accomplishment, and his main asset is the last name given to him at birth.

We have 2.75 years to learn more "truth" about the self-made, multi-millionaire O'Leary.  Maybe he'll just blow smoke, but for sure, the other guy has only the most questionable claim to substance.