Cupcake for Change

Today I baked a cupcake.  After spreading the delicious frosting and sprinkling the top with Pringle chip crumbs (how else do you make a cupcake more tasty?) I had a hard look at the tasty morsel.  It just didn’t fit into the Kung Fu regime.  I had to give it away.

Now here is the dilemma.  There are only two people available to give it to.  One person is a known thief.  The other is a known liar.  Both people can’t be trusted.  What do I do?  Rather than show favour to either person and in a sense condone there action, I decide to keep the cupcake, and allow it to spoil.

Hmmm.  I think about it some more and figure by holding on to the cupcake it is giving each person an incentive to steal less, or reduce their slander  in hopes of winning the cupcake the next time I bake.

April 23^rd is election day.  On April 19^th I had a debate with my wife that rivalled those of the provincial candidates.  Her point was very popular with the majority of people I have spoken with.  Her point:  If I do not exercise my right to vote, I forfeit the right to complain about government decisions. 

I don’t agree with this at all.  If I have listened to the debates, researched the party platforms, listened to the promises and accusations and know the MLA’s in my riding, I have done some homework and am involved.  If I decide to not cast a ballot on election day, it is not because I would rather stay home and watch TV.  I believe if I really do not agree with the policies of the running parties, there are two options.  

The first is to run for the provincial leadership myself.  Because I have no talent in politics, and would run the country into the ground, that leaves one other option.  It is my responsibility to withhold my vote and give the parties an incentive for change.  Let’s face it, the 40% that typically do not participate could mean a majority government for some party.  That is a pretty big carrot.  The catch to this however, is that I must also be active in informing my MLA and the other candidates what needs to change in order to win a vote from me.  

All this been said, I will be casting a vote on Monday, but I still believe that a no vote can still show activity in politics providing it is done with the right intent.

By the way, I won the debate, strutted down stairs with my chest puffed out and made my bed comfortably on the couch.

One more confused voter:  Vince Krebs