So... who did you vote for again?

Today's the big bad day... counting day... the day when every news channel does a day long jig with constant vote updates, expert comments and weird conspiracy theories. I would just love to say the excitement s been keeping me up this late (read: 1.22 AM) but i just came back form a night show of yet another bad Tamil movie.

Actually that IS unfair... this wasn't just another bad tamil movie... it probably is, and will remaing until the next TR movie comes out, THE bad tamil movie. I won't tell you what movie it is, because I'm a sadistic jerk who's hoping you ll wander innocently into it, with nothing else to do and boredom at your neck, and stagger out 2 hours later with a dazed, faraway look.

But I digress... I was wondering how similar the election process and the movie today are. Both have too much media coverage, both are way too long and both leave you with a feeling that you should have left after the first half, because the second is so much worse.

But then again, this is probably the only season news channels cover politics with any zeal. They have this off season, you see, that lasts for around 3 years... they like to call it the "Celebrity, Glamor and other stuff you cant get enough of" season. Then they have the actual "Lets cover politics" season which brings all their political analysts out of hibernation. (and us in there) Their exit polls are all priceless, and their predictions are even better... even if they make up their minds to do it, voters giving the polls could never combine their votes in so many different ways. Probably they ve forgotten who they DID vote for... i mean, when a shopping mall offers you 30% off just for casting your vote, who cares what gets you the little blue mark as long as the mark gets there...

So who did you vote for again?