:: theMediaman journal ::

:: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 ::

Urg. Since starting chiropractic work on my neck, the pain has started to spread. There's no longer a constant ache, but when the pain's there, it makes itself known. It usually only happens after I miss a session (like I did on Monday), but I'm questioning how much good I'm doing for my body.

In last night's debate, Paul Martin was getting pounded time after time by all three opposing leaders. By the end of the English debate, he started tripping over his words. It's not looking good.

I have an extrodinary lack of faith that I have developed in wake of the mass long-term memory limit of six months. However, I find it inconceivable that Ontario has JUST kicked the Provincial Tories out of office by giving Dalton McGuinty a vast majority vote yet it looks like they will vote overwhelmingly for Conservative MPs. We've had nine years of Tory destruction in the province, and now they want to hand over the entire freakin' country.

And when will people shut up about the 'missing $150 million that went to Liberal supporters'? Six month's interest on the Ontario $5.6b deficit left by the Conservatives is over $150 million. Where's that money?

As much as I need to see Harper fail, I can't bring myself to vote for Martin. I've used my vote in the last Provincial and Federal elections to vote "against" the Greater Evil by voting for the Lesser.

I've been stressing to those who don't vote that it's an afront to everyone who fought and died for our freedom, to not take the time to cast your ballot. Additionally, more than half the world can't vote for their leaders at all. Imagine telling one of them that you didn't bother to vote because "you were too busy" or "were too exhausted to go out and vote". However, I've recently concluded that it would be similarly difficult to explain to someone who's fighting for the Right to Vote how I can cast a ballot for someone who I don't believe in.

Nope. My vote is going to the candidate I believe in. The platform I believe will make Canada better. And so far, the only one that has a realistic, long-term plan is the Green Party. This isn't an election where they plan to win. Like the last Provincial election, they hope to get the word out this year that they have a full platform... that they're not just a "One-Issue Party".

I don't know what will happen to this country if Brian Mulroney Stephen Harper gets his hands on it. All I can hope for is that he won't have a friend in the US for long.

:: Stephen 12:41 PM [+] ::

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