Labour or National - is there a difference?

I watched a leader's debate on TV3 last night.

What a waste of time.

The swinging voter is still left to chose between two piles of flip-flops.

If either Labour or National had any plans on how to counter the credit crunch last night would have been the time to air them.

Instead we got silence.

Both were asked what the difference between the two parties was and why they weren't considering a super coalition since they were so alike.

Again no clear answer.

Then it came to their stand on section 59 - the anti-smacking law.

What an opportunity for some finger pointing but did it happen?

No. This must be the most unpopular piece of legislation in the last 3 years at least and both party leaders inexplicably wanted to take credit for it.

I had a strong desire to reach for a jandel from the pile of flip flops and give them both a whack with it.

The direction of the next government is going to depend on who they form a coalition with, The loony finge so to speak.

If you want to go right vote Act. If you want to go left vote Green or Progressive. Everybody else in standing in the well populated middle ground or won't make the threshold.