tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post1529110025249087362..comments2024-02-04T05:13:04.501-05:00Comments on Nik at Nite: VOTE!!Nikki Staffordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-53488032012552594392008-10-15T08:31:00.000-04:002008-10-15T08:31:00.000-04:00I sometimes wonder if we just let Harper win one, ...I sometimes wonder if we just let Harper win one, people would see his true colours and, like Mike Harris before him, that would be that.<BR/><BR/>Except that he could go a long way towards destroying this country as we know it in the meantime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-16891327381645730502008-10-15T00:16:00.000-04:002008-10-15T00:16:00.000-04:00I voted. Rumour has it that the Conservatives won ...I voted. Rumour has it that the Conservatives won a stronger minority government...LadySolitairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01794013475140091839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-86675555638280713552008-10-14T23:24:00.000-04:002008-10-14T23:24:00.000-04:00So... is it too late for me to retract my comment ...So... is it too late for me to retract my comment that even if you vote Conservative, it's better than not voting at all? I spoke hastily. <BR/><BR/>BAH.Nikki Staffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-61954490727464493522008-10-14T21:33:00.000-04:002008-10-14T21:33:00.000-04:00Just to clarify, I didn't mean to suggest that the...Just to clarify, I didn't mean to suggest that the Afghanistan mission was the only one that matters to me. It is merely the most extreme example of the low stakes involved in this campaign. You may see massive differences between the parties on a few issues, but my view is much closer to Andrew Coyne's. (go to macleans.ca -- a link to his article is right on the homepage)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-59776115716207445372008-10-14T20:46:00.001-04:002008-10-14T20:46:00.001-04:00JJ: I see what you're saying, totally. None of the...JJ: I see what you're saying, totally. None of the Canadian leaders even comes close to being as interesting as the American candidates, and in some cases (like withdrawing troops from Afghanistan) they're all singing the same song. But you must care about something other than when we're going to get out of Afghanistan on a daily basis: taxes? the environment? the arts? Is our presence in Afghanistan seriously the thing that concerns you the most? (If so, I wish that was all I had to worry about!) All of the platforms are entirely different on these other issues. You read my blog pretty regularly, and therefore probably have an interest in popular culture and the arts, but the current government has cut the arts so drastically they have seriously jeopardized my job and my ability to publish future books. So you might think you're apathetic politically, but at some point they are affecting the things that interest you, and choosing a different government could change that. That's just my two cents.Nikki Staffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-14935987696598768642008-10-14T20:46:00.000-04:002008-10-14T20:46:00.000-04:00The Marxist-Leninist candidate in my area is named...The Marxist-Leninist candidate in my area is named Sarah Thompson. Who knew?!Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14785667533679432739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-42676564715668325642008-10-14T20:31:00.000-04:002008-10-14T20:31:00.000-04:00redeem: Ha! You're right. However, usually when so...redeem: Ha! You're right. However, usually when someone votes for the Marxist-Leninist party, it's to spoil their ballot (sadly). There's nothing wrong with those other parties, but usually people aren't reading their platforms to figure out if that's who they'll seriously vote for. <BR/><BR/>My favourite in the London area was the Christian Heritage Party. My husband said, "Hey, I consider myself a Christian, AND I'm interested in heritage." I added, "And you like to party!" Damn. They would have been perfect for us.Nikki Staffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-48970900111931105842008-10-14T20:29:00.000-04:002008-10-14T20:29:00.000-04:00I did not vote. I have nothing but respect for th...I did not vote. <BR/><BR/>I have nothing but respect for the brave reformers who established my right to vote and the soldiers who have fought on foreign battlefields to defend it. However, that right is mine to use (or not) as I see fit. As it happens, I do not care who wins this election, so I won't pretend I do by "choosing" between the guy who will withdraw Canadian troops from Afghanistan by 2011 and the other guy who will withdraw Canadian troops from Afghanistan by 2011.<BR/><BR/>It is not laziness to prefer none-of-the-above to any of the actual options. If there were an opportunity to cast a ballot for "None-of-the-above" for real, I'd do it gladly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-44380870259957204852008-10-14T20:17:00.000-04:002008-10-14T20:17:00.000-04:00I voted. Unfortunately, Obama wasn't on the form :...I voted. Unfortunately, Obama wasn't on the form :)<BR/><BR/>There are more than five parties, though. That's the major ones, but others can appear on the ballot.<BR/><BR/>I always like to see how the Marxist-Leninist guys do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-3028806524830713142008-10-14T14:49:00.000-04:002008-10-14T14:49:00.000-04:00Done. Now off to my evenhanded place of employment...Done. Now off to my evenhanded place of employment...poppedculturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12489589165185325301noreply@blogger.com