Jimmy Carter was the first winner I ever voted for- took a long time. Most of the time I just made a protest vote. Except for Nixon. His first time, when he lost. By the next time I knew better, OK?

Do you think that the main reason that Canada's elections are fairly dispassionate is traceable to the fact that each candidate and each party knows there is a reasonable doubt that they will be in office very long?

I do truly, truly wish we in the US had the option of giving a 'No Confidence' vote.