Nothing brings out the laughable like an election. Back in May, The Best Party in Iceland, headed by comedian Jon Gnarr found itself in power in Reykjavik. Just six months old, and as surprised by anyone by the victory, this part ran on a platform of 'sustainable transparency', free towels at the swimming pools and a polar bear for the zoo.
Now we learn that an illiterate professional clown named Tiririca has won the seat to become Sao Paulo's state representative in the federal Chamber of Deputies. His campaign slogan (written by someone else, evidently)? "It Can't Get Any Worse." His platform? Tax breaks for circuses and help for the needy (including his own family).
But perhaps it can, since that same magazine reports that Donald Trump is considering running for president in 2012. His slogan? "It has never been worse."
It's entertaining, particularly since those elections happened somewhere else. But it also perhaps a salutory lesson in what happens when people vote for change simply for the sake of change. Change is a good thing, when that change is knowledgeable, when it is change for the better.
There will be plenty of change at the Lake of Bays Council table next term, with both the current mayor and District Councillor Ben Boivin retiring. We are assured of that.
Your vote matters. Please do some homework before filling in the boxes and mailing back the ballot!
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