WE'RE NOT MORONS!!! WOOHOO!!!!!!

[the_vulture]

I can now sleep easily knowing that we've staved off a Gordon Campbell clone from the Prime Minister-ship for another couple years. I'm still disappointed by how many people in B.C. voted Conservative, though (damn red necks). You'd think we would have learned our lesson after the LAST goon who promised us tax cuts did after he got into office. I'm also a little disappointed that the Greens didn't get a candidate in, though they did manage to secure enough of the popular vote to qualify for federal funding during the next federal campaign. While some people complain about the Greens splitting the vote for the NDP and others about the NDP and the Greens splitting the Liberal vote, I'm actually looking at an increased number of parties as a very good thing. It will force governing parties to seek compromise with others. While this may slow down policy making, I think it will increase accountability. Overall, I'm satisfied with the outcome of this election.

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[rowyn]

I'm actually looking at an increased number of parties as a very good thing. It will force governing parties to seek compromise with others. While this may slow down policy making, I think it will increase accountability.

The greatest failing of the US electoral system is the way it encourages two-and-only-two parties with the "winner take all" strategy.

Since I believe that governments, on the whole, wreak more harm than good, I much prefer them divisive and ineffectual. Thus, the only things that get done being those which are so overwhelmingly beneficial that they're almost impossible to argue. Beats spending hundreds of billions on some plan that 51% figure "it's probably a good thing." :P

I do not envy you your political system,...

[the-vulture.livejournal.com]

...especially given the likes of the Bush clan. I really hope Shrub doesn't make it into office for a second term. That would spell disaster on a lot of fronts.

I wonder if "Fahrenheit: 9/11" will have much of an impact on his popularity. One can hope. I would like to see that film sometime soon, even Moore does tend to paint a less than objective or accurate picture of issues (okay, it's propaganda, but at least it's propaganda for the right causes).