I can only hope it won't be fought on nonsense like whose parents were poorer or who likes hockey more.
Such stuff reminds me of Gore Vidal's comment:
"As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action: you liberate a city by destroying it. Words are to confuse, so that at election time people will solemnly vote against their own interests."
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That'll teach me to comment while out of the country and away from the news...
Got my Layton email today: "New Democrats will not support the budget as presented."
What a wonderful quote. Thank you. I will print and keep it in sight.
And yes, I am willing and ready to vote.
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