Some Political Stuff....

Well, as most Canadians should be aware, we will be having a federal election on October 14. As usual I will be voting for the NDP and dread a Conservative majority - those guys frighten me. I know that they have managed to keep a low profile for the past few years, but with a majority I fear the worst.
Far more interesting to me is the US election, especially with the introduction of Sarah Palin as the Republican VP candidate. Words can not describe my distaste for this woman, but I did find an article written by Heather Mallick who helps clarify my feelings here: A Mighty Wind blows through Republican convention Mallick is currently under fire for this column by those offended by her "personal attacks" on Palin, with all the usual/predictable anti-CBC ranting from the right.
Palin's yahoo email account was hacked earlier this week. Reading through some of the coverage, I was amazed at how the reaction was so clearly split down party lines. Republican supporters are clamouring to connect the hack (which wasn't really a hack) to Barack Obama, while Democrats are quick to point out that Palin shouldn't be conducting government business through a private webmail account. At any rate, I think she will probably pay for this, if only because it makes her look rather stupid. There is a good blog about this posted here: Reactions To Palin E-Mail Hack Follow Partisan Lines
Should make for some interesting pre-debate discussions!