We’re having an election

Well, y’know, we’re having an election up here in Canada in just 19 days, so I suppose I should say something vaguely political. I’m having to dig pretty deep here, even though I’m a political animal, to think of anything to say about it. Ho hum.

That being said – don’t you think they’re ALL kind of smarmy?

Stephen for sure, he takes the cake, the man wants it so bad it’s dripping out of the corners of his mouth. I think the first thing he’ll do if he wins this election is wet his pants. (Then he’ll send W an email offering to go down there and rub his feet and drive his golf cart for him. )

I saw Martin kicking off his campaign with some goofy sleigh ride a few weeks ago, and he looked and sounded like slickness falling on its phony face. I was actually embarassed for him, and he’s not even my candidate.

And Jack? Well, he looks like he’s trying too hard but doesn’t have the same budget for the image machine as Stephen. He’s way too earnest or something. I feel slightly ill whenever he stops to listen to what little old ladies have to say, with his ever-so-earnest “take my picture” face. But still, unrefined earnestness beats slick salivating any day, so Jack’s still got my vote (unless the “Anybody but Harper” campaign needs it, in which case I’ll be voting Liberal.) Besides, I like the NDP policies best. Not that I believe anything anyone says during a campaign anymore…my last little bit of innocence and naivete was devoured by Dalton “I will not raise taxes” McGuinty after the last Ontario election. (It wasn’t even the tax increase that bothered me, but the deliberate, shameless lying, which was so blatantly disrespectful to the voters. Argh. Don’t get me started.)

Frankly they’re all creeping me out except the Bloc guy, whatshisname, and that nice man from the Green Party.