So Jack, "above the law"?   What "law" was broken?  What, they didn't invite you?  or Tony Clement maybe?  or Jason Kenney?    Were 'only' Liberal donors invited?  Do you know?   Did Steve ever invite Conservative party donors to such events?   You think???     

Would the "taxpayer" to whom you refer be the same "taxpayer" that funded Conservative party advertising for 10 years under the guise of  a non-existent "Action Plan"?  Perhaps you might want to put-up some of your outraged posts concerning what the 'public' (we're all 'taxpayers' Jack) paid out for that 10 year Conservative Christmas Party.