Ah, Hipocrisy

One year ago, not one week after winning a seat in the Federal election, a local Liberal MP named David Emerson crossed the floor and joined the Conservatives in exchange for a plum cabinet appointment - including being responsible for our fucking Olympics. And that wasn't enough because Emerson then made it clear he didn't give a shit what his constituents thought and proceeded to insult them. Outrage was had by all, and there are still many people in his riding actively protesting his defection.

In parliament, there were echos of our discontent, calls for a by-election, criticism of the Prime Minister who the previous year had cried foul over one of his Conservative MPs crossing the floor to the Liberals, and general foaming at the mouth. Conservative MP Garth Turner "said then that anyone who crosses the floor should step down and run in a by-election". It was this kind of party criticism that got Turner kicked out of the Conservative caucus last fall.

So what? Well, at 5 p.m. ET today it will be officially announced that Garth Turner, who is now an Independent MP, will be crossing the floor and joining the Liberal Party. (article)

*sigh*

Maybe parliament is going to follow the Survivor route on this one. Osten is to Survivor as Belinda is to the House of Commons? It seems to me that if all of this floor crossing becomes the norm, then couldn't all MPs just run for the party that is showing the strongest in the polls and then jump ship to their preferred team after being elected? Seems pretty effective, and nobody seems to mind all that much. Man, I hate politics. Okay, I love it. But only because I hate it. I'm here to rally the peeps, if you don't like what's going on, you gotta make it known. If you don't know what's going on, well, that's a bigger problem than rogue MPs.

"And remember one thing: No matter who we elect into office, the people you elect, the people I elect, you have the fucking power, we are the fucking leaders: don't let these bastards dictate your life or try to tell you what to do, alright!" -Billie Joe Armstrong (Bullet In A Bible)

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