Yes, friends, we’re going back to elect more of the same. No matter how you slice it, it’s what we get. So.. Let’s go over our options, as nauseating they may be..
Stephen Harper: Our current Prime Minister. Like everyone, he’s made some good decisions, and some not so good ones. Of course, I only remember the not so good ones, like spending $1 billion on the G20/G8. I mean, really.. If he wanted to show the leaders a lake, bring them up north. Many many lakes in North-western Ontario. And the anarchists wouldn’t follow for the simple fact that you can fly everyone to a lodge for the time and be done with it. No plane, no way.. But of course, they wouldn’t go for that.. The leaders want to be pampered. Anyway, enough about that.. This is about the election..
Stephen Harper, I’ve been saying for a while now, reminds me of a used car salesman. Greasy smile, you know he’s lying because his lips are moving, and he’ll say anything at all so long as it means a sale. Of course, he’s also shown as much personality as a plank of wood, but that’s beside the point. He at least tries.. And sometimes even comes off as genuine, unlike our next contestant..
Michael Ignatieff or as he’s named in the papers, Iggy. The leader of the Liberal Party. One paper I read has dubbed him The Visiting Professor. The problem with Ignatieff is simple: He has a negative personality. I don’t mean he’s always bringing the room down or anything. I mean when he enters the room he sucks the personality out of the room. A Charisma Black Hole, if you will. He reminds me of someone who ran for president south of the border. Of course, he was unsuccessful. You may remember him.. John Kerry? Yeah... The odd thing is... They even kind of look similar..Michael Ignatieff here: http://webinfo.parl.gc.ca/MembersOfParliament/ProfileMP.aspx?Key=128315. John Kerry here: http://www.nndb.com/people/512/000024440/. You kind of wonder..
The third non-option is Jack Layton. He’s the leader of the NDP. I should say that for the most part, I’ve voted NDP in elections, as did my dad. For the most part, they were the only ones to “get” living in north-western Ontario. Unfortunately, Jack Layton is really taking the rabid Chihuahua approach: a lot of yipping and yapping, but no bite. And if he does bite, it’s just on the toe.
And one special case has to be mentioned as well. He’s only available in Quebec but insists on polluting our screens in the rest of Canada: Gilles Duceppe. He’s leader of the Bloc Quebecois. The federal separatist party that whines about unequal treatment while having many more special privileges for his province than anyone else has, all because they feel they should have their own country. Of course, the last time they tried to separate, they lost..Barely.. By percentage points, really. Part of the reason, I think, they haven’t tried again is the fact the natives have basically told the Quebec government “You leave, we leave and take our land with us.” I would take it further as a Canadian citizen by saying this: “You leave, we’re not helping you.” But that’s a separate issue. The fact is, this guy will never be Prime Minister since he only is in Quebec. He’s more of a pain in the rear than anything.
So there you have it. Our options, or non-options in this case, for Prime Minister. Of course, we don’t vote for these morons directly, but through the number of seats we give their party.
Since this is the 4th vote in 7 years, now more than ever we need a “None of the Above” option.
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