Torn

With just over two weeks until Election Day in Canada, I can honestly tell you that I have absolutely no idea who to vote for.

I'm a Liberal, yet I don't want to vote Liberal because they have not wooed me with their political prowess nor their solutions to current issues. Besides, if they win again, I feel as though they will feel more than ever that they can get away with anything. I will not vote Conservative, because I just don't share the same values as they do and I don't trust Harper to keep the ultra-right wing Reformers at bay. So that leaves NDP and Green. Although I like the idea of a party that makes the environment their first priority, and I actually agree with many of Green's ideas, I hesitate to vote for a party that is unlikely to garner much influence in Parliament (at least in this election). That leaves NDP. The problem with the NDP is that they epitomize that ultra-socialist image that still scares a lot of people. It doesn't scare me, but I fear that if the NDP were to enjoy a sudden huge surge in popularity, it would actually frighten so many people (who didn't know better), that the economy and the image of Canada might actually suffer.

So what's a poor left of center voter to do? Probably vote Liberal anyway, because like the man said, "Better the devil you know......"