Thursday, June 15, 2006

Do we have a Choice in 06 or 08

That is a question I have found myself asking a lot lately. I went from hoping my party (republicans) would grow a pair, to disdaining them for not only failing to do that, but loping off the meager pair they had already, to looking for alternatives. Let's be honest, aside from the two new Judges who really have not been tested yet by any large issue, our senators and yes, I said it, our president have let us down for the most part on policy issue after policy issue. Let's review, Gay marriage...Nope, no teeth, Immigration...Wearing bad dentures, Respecting those who put them in office, you know that silly little thing called...

"The will of the people"

There is a great debate in the state about a proposed law to control the price of pizza. Almost everyone has a very strong opinion on the matter.

There are three candidates running for governor. The candidate who gets the most votes (a plurality) will win the election. Two of the candidates, Mr. A and Ms. B, support the Pizza Protection Bill and would sign it into law. One candidate, Mr. C, opposes (is against) the bill and would veto it.

Of the people who will vote, 60% (60 out of 100) are for the bill and will vote for a candidate who supports it. The remaining 40% of the voters are against the bill, and will vote for the candidate who opposes it.

The voters who support the Pizza Protection Bill are evenly divided as to which candidate they prefer. Half of them will vote for Mr. A; half of them will vote for Ms. B.

Based on the above information, which statement is true?

a. Mr. A will win the election.
b. Ms. B will win the election.
c. Mr. C will win the election.
d. Either Mr. A or Ms. B could win, because they both have the same position about the bill as most of the voters.
e. Mr. A and Ms. B will tie for the most votes.
f. Any of the candidates could win. There is not enough information here to predict the winner.
g. It doesn't matter who wins because none of the candidates really like pizza and they are more concerned with subsidies and repaying the lobbyists than with what their constituents want.

Yes folks the answer is "g" and they have proved it time and time again. Fortunately though the good people over at Six Meat Buffet have an answer

Be sure to drop on by their site and give them your support in November!!

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