I don't know how things are in Canada (except, you know, cool and free and stuff), but over here in the lower 49 (and, presumably, Alaska), people are bizarre about politics.
For example, I was reading a study lately where a bunch of Bush supporters had been asked about how they stood on a number of issues. The majority were more or less in favor of a bunch of things that the Republicans, especially the Bush Republicans, were against. When this was pointed out to them, they made some lame rationalizations about how Bush just "seemed like a good man" or how we shouldn't "change horses in mid stream."
In other words, many voters are so disconnected from how the political process works that they will vote for somebody who wants to do a bunch of things they think are wrong because he seems like a pretty good feller. No, not in other words, those are exactly the right words.
I also note that many of my friends who were all about politics in the days leading up to the election have lost interest since Bush was re-elected.
This is a major problem. They aren't really aware of any of the crazy ass shit going on in the guvn'ment right now because they are either totally disheartened or because they really don't care all that much provided they can still buy their Baffle Meal
TMN from Burger Trench without having to mortage their house.
Over here in the US, they just passed this bancruptcy bill that essentially makes it easier for the credit card companies to gouge people who, for example, got cancer and went so deep into debt that they couldn't afford to regularly pay their bills. Better still, if you are a soldier and get your arms shot off, and then go into debt due to medical costs, the credit card companies will still be able to demand that you pay every last cent you owe them.
Meanwhile, if a corporation does the exact same thing, they just fold and all the people who suffered just have to suck it up.
Yeah, let's all ignore what the guvn'ments are doing. Doesn't effect us. Plus, Bush is a nice feller.
