This is a little disjointed diatribe that's been in the making for bit. Sorry. Poor Marks for clear thought and organization.
Recently, the Americans had an election. You may remember the Americans, they are the tenants in our basement. Canadians, being the loud vociferous bunch of hooligans that we are, were captivated (unfortunately) by the going's on down under and not the happy kind either.
Social networking took off, debate by town hall debate, cheap shot by cheap shot and finally the election night results which for some reason captivated people across this nation, not the United States, but upstairs on the main floor, here in Canada. I fail to see why. that election didn't do anything for me but disturb any viewing "pleasure" I might have gleaned from any channel I wished to watch on television...even the movie channels were showing "The American President", "the Presidents Men", etc, etc and much to my amusement "Resident Evil: The Apocalypse" which was surely on a conservative right wing channel.
Why do we care? I have no idea. Contrary to the uneducated, misinformed much hyped belief that we will fall "if Rome falls", it doesn't work that way. That's like........cold war shit....really. A large number of Candians took from my unscientific, completely guideless poll an astounding interest in the American politics and compared with our own federal politics, it was night and day. Status updates flew with state by state poll closing, over anxious and early election "predictions" that not even Karnac the Magnificent would have made. (If you don't know who Karnac is...Google it).
I think it was clear, most Canadians preferred a democrat in the White House, wel,l Obama anyways. My own honest opinion, he was going to win....he could have been Achmed the Dead terrorist, because the election wasn't about issues, it was strictly a popularity vote. Now, don't write your fucking letters and whine like little bitches that you think I was looking at Mittens for the win. I wasn't. I'm sure he's got binders full of ideas, but he should go back to school and learn something. He wasn't ready, he said stupid shit, he talked so much like a politician he confused himself. He didn't have clue.
Having said that, President Obama is still running on the "it's time for the minority to play". He didn't run on issues, and EVERY SINGLE NETWORK and analyst said it. "he's back in, now he needs to make a game plan". Ummmmm, 'scuse me but.......shouldn't you have a plan in action before you get started. Whatever. Yet, he gets the praises not on employment, economic growth...but he's Barack Obama and by god we can have four more years of something, we aren't sure what. I think Canadians like him 'casue he came here once and doesn't think "canadians are scary" (look it up on youtube).It took him four years but he killed one terrorist and brought in healthcare "reform", which depending on who you ask has little to no effect . For those of you who think we have universal healthcare in this country.....why do we pay extened health benefits from insurance companies? I digress.
Then there's Donald Trump. I think he's off his meds.
I live in Canada. I don't care too much about down there. It's nice place to visit. Up here we have an remarkably unremarkable Prime Minister (or is he?), who in his droll, boring and generaly demure manner has been busy. He's been busy pouncing around the Globe actually insulting other nations with his "look at me! We have economic growth in MY country! Get your shit together in yours". He said that (not exactly word for word, but in political speak to several nations now), including the tenants downstairs. India, China, Greece, the UK, France. Good on ya, whatever-your-name-is. It's about time we had a politician stand up and give the big f.u. to other nations around the world. I don't care who is was that did it, but it kinda makes me proud, even if the growth is slightly skewed and not really as spastic as touted in the press for the average Canadian Hooligan.
Generaly over all, I would rather watch Wolf Blitzer rapidly raise the excitement over Ma and Pa kettle from Five Forks, South Dakota (and their dog Muffy) who have exited the polling station and are hitching up the team to head back to the ranch, comparing their vote to "hisotrically never wrong information" and did their vote count??????? Tune in true believers, in ten minutes we will check what the Inca's wrote about 500 years ago..and then we'll know.
It is infinately more interesting than listening to Peter Mansbridge, who couldn't find the excitement in a Rob Ford/Christy Clark boxing match, and eventually compare it to the Queen and Sarah Ferguson...somehow, someway.
I'm a reformist, I finally admit it. Our parlimentary system doesn't allow accoutability. We even have a senator, who's daughter has power of attorney over his daily affairs, because unfortunately he has ever increasing senility/dementia. He gets to vote on which laws get passed, because its a lifetime APPOINTMENT, NOT an election. Oh.....good.
No checks and balances in this country....not anymore.
Downstairs, the neighbours elect them all...ALL...congress, senate, presidents....constant checks and balances...constant. It might seem a little harsh and it's a pretty basic summary, but of you want to get things done, it's salesmanship (even if you have to buy the bastard...it is politics after all) to get the ISSUES dealt with. You have to sell it to the Senate, you have to sell it to Congress, you have to sell it to the people. We don't do that here. Maybe that's why people were so worried (?????Why I'll never know????) Romnoid was going to get elected. Maybe people are worried THEY aren't the tenants in the basement....maybe WE are the people in the attic.
Stand up for yourselves. Stand up for this country. Stop worrying about the folks downstairs. Get your feet on the main floor. Pay attention to OUR country. We will have an election soon enough. Make sure you know your issues, or failing that, on election night just send bejewelled request so I can ignore them and not feel like I stepping on your souls.
I'm not perfect,not always up to date on the topics at all times (it's actually pretty smooth right now, for me anyways) but you can be sure they don't care downstairs what the fuck is going on up here, why should we care about down there. If they get nosy...we can just sic Rick Mercer on them 'cause he's goddamn funny.
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