State Election

Don’t know how everyone else feels about the elections, but I’m really glad the latest state election is over.

The constant slagging match between the parties drives me nuts.  There has to be a better way to get your message across rather than Labor saying “the LibNats suck”, and the LibNats saying “Labor sucks”….obviously I’ve paraphrased here, but essentially that’s how the whole campaign goes…..surely you could be more mature and focus on the positive side of your own party’s offerings rather than the negative side of your opposition.

Another element of elections that gets my goat is all the wasted paper at the polling booths.  I’m sorry but if you haven’t made up your mind as to who will get your vote prior to arriving at the polling booth, then I don’t think a pamphlet with the candidate’s face on it is going to make that decision for you.  And if you’re like me, you stride ahead, head down and say boldy “no thanks” when they try to hand you the paper….I’m only going to throw it in the bin as soon as I walk inside anyway, so I’m saving myself a couple of seconds by not having to dispose of the rubbish myself.  What I’d really be interested in finding out, is how many trees are lopped to produce election pamphlets alone, and how much money is spent on campaigning….I don’t expect it would be a small sum, and I’m pretty sure the money could be better spent.

Anyway, I see positive and negative sides to both major candidates so it’s almost a “catch 22″, but that being said, congratulations to Anna Bligh and the ALP.

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