Suddenly, a Liberal Democrat appears

My full support is behind Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats. Asides from watching the regular broadcasts from the House of Commons and getting the terrifying feeling that Clegg the only party leader who actually wants to talk politics instead of repeatedly kicking other leaders in the teeth being his main agenda, I think the Lib Dem manifesto makes a lot of sense. I've not had the chance to watch the televised debates what with being without TV but friends have updated me on its progress and Clegg looks to be a very promising leader. So that's where my vote is going.

I never thought I would be this excited by an election. Finally, it might be possible that it's no longer a two-horse race. I've had to tone down my feelings around my mother though, who's always been a Tory voter. She thinks the country could do with another PM like Thatcher, and has always maintained that the Lib Dems are a "wishy washy" party with no real political standpoint.

Also, is it just me who feels that the Tory and Labour billboards read like something out of a bad political cartoon?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Ah! Amiga

I certainly hope the post-debate 'Cleggomania' translates into actual votes. I've always leaned to the Lib-Dems but never actually voted because our definition of democracy is shit:

That's exactly how I've felt, and I probably wouldn'tve voted either if I had been old enough at the time.

I watched part of the second political debate yesterday. The whole thing is quite hilarious. Clegg getting on with the debate, Brown shooting him the "evil eye" and Cameron staring into the camera for all the world as if he's Hypnotoad. I laughed when Cameron accused Brown of using scare tactics in his leaflets - you'd wonder if he'd actually seen his own billboards.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

If there had been any chance of getting the Lib Dems into power before this perhaps I would feel differently. I have every right to complain when elections have been a case of either vote Labour or vote Conservative. Even if I had voted Lib Dem it would have been a wasted vote. One vote not going to Labour or Conservative, but not one that would have made a difference. Not voting is a way of protesting the two-party system when there are not enough voters choosing the party you would rather see in power.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

What you fail to realise is that I was about to come back and amend my post with "or of course it could be that you are right and I'm just clutching at straws here", especially since one of my friends isn't voting and I said exactly the same thing you said to me earlier today.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

We've ended up with a Conservative MP. A bugger in my books considering my vote but god, Christine Russell (Labour) was such a hypocritical smarmy whore. Funnily enough she became much more responsive to pressure mail her constituents were sending her as soon as election time rolled around. I'm worried about our new MP because even though my dad voted Conservative, he has serious doubts about the man. Time will tell.

We need an electoral reform, so I suppose I should be hoping for a Lib/Lab coalition. I'm just gutted poll surges didn't work out for the Lib Dems overall. Pipe dream?

I was speaking idiomatically.

Well there you go. Gordon Brown has stepped down and resigned as leader of the Labour party, to be replaced by Harriet Harding (?). Libservative Con Dems? coalition ahead of us. I'm glad my only live news source is the radio because I don't think I could stand the smug look on Cameron's face.

How ya doing, buddy?

Good on paper, aye. Unfortunately at this point a lot of good policies are being pushed back by Tory MPs. Here's to hoping that the ridiculous amount of petitions and emails to MPs I and thousands of others have sent over the past month or so will actually do some good...

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