Political Sniping - Enough Already on both sides of the border.

Both the U.S. and Canada find themselves in the midst of elections in this fall of 2008. The problem is, the messages each party have are often lost with the sniping, dirty tricks, and character attacks. Television networks love to pit one party member against the other. The result is too often pointless finger pointing, and the issues are lost. What we see is an extension of the sniping and back-biting from the house of commons that continues to reach new lows all the time. Members of parliament, and their party minions, ought to be compelled to conduct themselves with decorum and at least a degree of respect. One way to do this would be to focus on issues and what can be done in the future with the cooperation of all parties. No one party has all the answers - parliamentarians are paid well to represent their ridings and provide leadership. Lets get back to basics here.