Farcical Reasonings

It's a slap in the face if they decide to go through with it. I am tired of seeing political ads on the television, which attempt to connect the party leaders to the common man. More specifically the ones dealing with the Liberal, and Conservative parties.

The very notion that we may be heading back to the polls again is very disconcerting indeed. Four elections in five years. It's got to be a record, and if so it's a stupid one at that. How in the name of the Gods does something this ridiculous happen? Are the party leaders so inflexible that they can't work with one another? I wouldn't say that, but I would say they are wholly irresponsible to let something like this happen yet again. All this political trash talking between the parties has become a major distraction, so much so to the point where I wonder if the business of Parliament has been conducted effectively at all. It's almost like a married couple arguing over whose turn it is to do the dishes, or better yet children on a playground fighting over the last swing. Looks like the term 'spare the rod, spoil the child' is suitable here. Someone needs to go to the House of Commons and start slapping people around, bellowing 'SMARTEN UP!' into a loudspeaker.

We elect government officials yet they never seem to listen to us, at least not anymore. Since when is an elected official not accountable to his or her constituents? When did we decide to let the running of the country fall to those whose morality is questionable, and ethical guide impaired? Why can't people work together to solve problems?????

I'll tell you why: closed minds. Representatives stand in the House of Commons to deliver a speech only to be shouted down by the opposition, meanwhile their own party members sit looking bored and uninspired. Maybe some of them should shut up, while others should sit up. With the party system we have now, good ideas may be flushed right from the get-go, because the person who proposes them are from the opposite party. Because they are the opposition, then the knee-jerk reaction is automatic, and they say 'Nay'. Party leaders lay out strategies to prevent the other parties from looking good, and politic in a way that would be contrary to the public good.

Debate is fine, but I'm all for letting a person have their say without hearing a lot of shouting from their opposition. Speak the idea, hear the idea, have your say without interruption, and then vote on it. How is that so hard? Let's just work together for once, instead of wasting time having back to back elections.