Oct 15
2008
Election News Roundup – October 15, 2008
Don’t get excited. A stronger minority is still a minority.
- People who get excited or upset about the election results misunderstand what it should mean to live in a representative democracy. Those wanting a majority do not want what is best for all Canadians; They want what is best for them and their like-minded friends.
- If the Liberal Party is vastly different than the Conservatives, then why do Liberal voters move in that direction? Or is the Liberal Party too Liberal? The Liberals party just doesn’t understand what Canadians want. Blaming vote-splitting is a ridiculous farce. The problem is Liberal ideology.
- Elections decide who will represent the public. To refer to an election as a gamble turns the idea of government into who should own power. No one should own power. Government is meant to use its power to help Canadians and it should never lord it over them. Gambling analogies idiotic, putrid, and vulgar.
- To be an MP is not something which should be considered a prize. Representing someone is a responsibility which should be held in high esteem. The language used to describe an election speaks volumes about how the politician (and reporter) view that responsibility.
- Having nothing to show for your efforts means you are not good enough. It does not matter how many people voted for your party throughout the country if you have nothing to show for it. Canadian elections are not about voting for a party or an idea; Canadian elections are about voting for a representative.
- Harper may be wrong on many things, but Dion is not a leader. Dion is smart but he is not Prime Minister material; Dion is a policy person. Dion should step down and let someone else lead the party.
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I hope everyone got what they wanted. At any rate, everyone has a representative and that person should listen to and work with his/her constituents to represent them.
