another bloody election...

i'm trying to be positive....

some things i took comfort in from last night's election results.

1. no conservatives were elected in newfoundland and labrador. i did so love danny williams' abc (anything but conservative) campaign. the way things are going, i may have to move there.

2. the fact that cabinet member/ex- senator michael fortier was soundly defeated in his first election. perhaps steve will make him a senator again? because obviously the people are wrong. steve knows best.

3. justin trudeau winning. being a westerner, i am not overly fond of his father. but him, i like.

4. the fact that the conservatives did not win all of alberta's seats. yay edmonton-strathcona! whoo hoo!

5. the fact that the conservatives finished third in vancouver - kingsway. take that david emerson!

6. that my riding stayed ndp.

7. the conservatives did not get a majority.

however, mainly i am disappointed. and who is not voting? i don't understand. i would say that 90% of the people i know vote ( and i'm lowballing this). in fact i only know of one person that doesn't vote and i have trouble dealing with it. especially since it's a riding of one of top five canadian politicians i hate. yes, i do have a top five but that's another post.

rock the vote...

i am obsessed with the election.

some random thoughts and links.

i'm disappointed by the lack of contact with any of the people running in my riding. i have received two flyers from the conservatives, one flyer from the ndp and a phone call from the liberals. that's it.

i'm shocked by the fact that according to some polls, the conservatives are in the lead in b.c. really?

i get the concept of vote swapping but my fear with that is, what if they pull another david emerson? and speaking of him, i am so mad that he is not running this election. be a man mr. emerson, face up to the voters and let them have a fair shot at you. and i do fear that it doesn't matter that he is not running. that steve harper will just give him a cabinet position without him being elected. it wouldn't be the first time.

sadly, i missed the wrecking ball event. it was packed, they turned people away and it rocked. of course, the best bit was the tory candidate lorne mayencourt turned up with 15 minutes left and wanted to participate. um, sorry no.

here is rick mercer's rant on voting. you can also view it on cbc.ca but i can't link directly to it. stupid website.

don't forget to vote people.