Voting dilemma !!!

Jaagore.com was this year's definite resolution... a great empowerment initiative by the youth for one and all... It was a definite hit this season of elections. After the advertisement, I saw mass awakening of people, in getting their voters' card made. But the glitch starts just about here...

I have my voters card ready. Now, do I know who is standing from our constituency? Well, I suppose we have answers too, for this -

http://www.myobv.org/

http://www.myneta.info/

Its a nice website which describes each candidate, and gives a comparison chart describing:
- Financial Assets
- Liabilities
- Criminal Cases
- Action Plan
- Time required to implement
- Expected Impact

Well, this does sound good, to help a citizen decide whom to vote... or does it??? Think again... I recognized 99% as total strangers, and have to select one of them based on the informative data present on the above site.

To choose my candidate, I had to use the technique of "Selection by Refutation"... Yes... Reject other candidates, and narrow your decision. Some hilarious comments, that I came across for this elections:

1. Action Plan
A nice to know word from the contestants; however seemed too vague to me -

"We will fight against corruption and injustice" --> Don't you have anything specific in your mind yet?

"We will raise our voices and make India an economic power" --> Man, this fundaebaazi is real crap! Please elaborate.

2. Implmentation Time
When will you implment this Mr. Contestant?

"As soon as possible" --> Ohhh.. that sounds good :)
"Within six months, if I get elected. Within 1 year after I get promoted to MP, which I will" --> Most hilarious of all!
"Within one week" --> Why not complete this, b4 elections then? :)

3. One contestant says that he will ban helmets, and remove first class compartments. Its a nice statement onto the open though. I am clear as to reject this contestant immediately, as he definitely does not understand the real problems.

4. Top 3 surprises to me being the following:
- Sonia Gandhi does not own a house, as an asset.
- Rajiv Gandhi does not own a car.
- Sharad Pawar does not own a single square foot of land.

5. If you are a criminal, you can stand for elections. However, if you are a criminal AND you are not contesting, you cannot vote. Whoaaaa !!! These are like writing rules, as they come to someone's mind. No justification, whatsoever!

The real dilemma comes to choose the party over the contestant, or vice versa.
eg: To choose a party with a far-sighted vision (with a poor contestant), or to choose a better contestant belonging to party which does not seem to think beyond the local issues.

Nevertheless, in spite of the above mentioned flaws, am specially here to vote... vote for some one... and my vote will surely count... but will my decision be correct, given very limited exposure of the contestants, that I have?

Any comments, to set my thinking alright? I promise free food to everyone, who comments. And a nice trip back to your home too. And a nice gift. Well, there I go again !!! I can do it too!