[Casper]

I believe in voting nationally. My local candidates are backbenchers who follow the herd.

Conservatives: No way. Have never liked Harper. Don't want to become the US' lapdog. And I don't agree with their value system... gay marriage? My mom's a lesbian. I fully support her and her partner's right to marriage, if they so choose. The 'traditional' definition of marriage is a load of bull.... the word is part of the english language, and has a defined meaning. Because a bunch of closed-minded people choose to assign a particular meaning to it....

NDP: They have their hearts in the right places, but there is no realistic way you can increase spending on social programs, while cutting taxes, and hoping that everything works out. Layton is just happy that his party is finally at the point where they can be considered a REAL party. His power will come from being the swaying vote in a minority government. The favourite of my parents, as they're both union folk.

Liberal: The country is in its best fiscal shape than it has in a long time. The scandals suck, but every government does it. They were just the first to get caught. Sure, our social programs are suffering.... but there has to be some pain to correct the actions of past governments. By paying down the national debt, it will free up funds for social spending in future years. A good example of this was New Zealand. They were on the verge of national bankruptcy, until they slashed all social programs, paid down their national debt, and were able to come back in a major way.

I'm a mid-20's single male, working in the private sector (sub-prime lending), and the past 4 years under both Liberal provincial and federal governments have been GREAT for me. My mind was made up LONG ago.