Seeing as today is the 40th Manitoba provincial election, I would like to encourage everyone to get out and vote.

Now you may be curious why I haven't so much as mentioned this election on my website until now. The reason can be summarized in two words: profound disappointment.

In Manitoba we have two forerunners and two underdogs running in this election. Sadly the two forerunners have done absolutely nothing to distinguish themselves, which does nothing to inspire the voting public.

One party throws money at crime, the other party throws money at crime. One party promises improvements to health care, the other party promises improvements to health care. One party jumps off a bridge, the other party jumps off a cliff.

You see where I am going here right? While the exact delivery method of campaign promises differs, at a high level the overall effect is a wash. No one wants to take a radical position which could bring about significant change. Sigh.

So to conclude my first and last post on this provincial election, I leave you with Winnipeg Cat; which is pretty much the best election commentary money can't buy: