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Originally Posted by John Doe

I hope you are being sarcastic and I really hope that you are not actively involved in politics because this is wrong in so many ways.

First of all, any government (minority or not) should be about governing. There are many other countries in the world who have minority governments (e.g. England, Israel). Are you suggesting that their main focus should be to "score political points"?

Secondly, we get the government that we deserve. If we elect liars and cheats, then that is exactly who we deserve. If we elect good people who become liars and cheats once they get to Ottawa, then they are exactly who we deserve to get since we put up with them. If we elect politicians whose main purpose is to score points at every opportunity, then they are who we deserve. For us as a society to put up with these kinds of leaders is bad enough, but to suggest that this is acceptable or even the correct behavior is reprehensible.

Finally, until there is a game changer (merger of parties, rise of new party, etc.) it looks like there will most likely be minority governments for the foreseeable future. We need for our governments to carry out the will of our country, and not simply to do what is best for their respective political parties.

Good grief pal, of course I was being sarcastic. That being said, politicians that are more interested in scoring political points then they are in cooperating with each other is exactly what we currently have.

I will also say though, you are absolutely right about getting what we want when it comes to political leaders. People don't want honest politicians. In a debate, ask a politician a question that he isn't prepared for and he will give you some political speak that doesn't address the actual question asked. People will roll their eyes and say something like "that's a politician for you" and that will be the end of it. On the other hand, if a politician is asked a question that he isn't prepared for and he responds by saying that he doesn't know, well, that's the end of his political career right there. Ask a politician about his personal beliefs, and he'll likely lie and offer some response in an attempt to not make any waves and appeal to everyone. On the other hand, should he answer honestly and tell you what he truly believes in, people that don't agree with his personal beliefs will fear him. We want agreeable liars that tell us what we want to hear, regardless of whether or not we believe them, and that's exactly what we get.