Self-described “yobbo” and blogging identity Sam Ward has today launched his campaign for the marginal seat of Stirling (WA). Sam says it better than most anyway, so I’ll just quote directly from his campaign blog:
Unlike most other candidates in this election, I’m not going to ramble on telling you stories about how much I’ve done for the community, how many people’s hands I’ve shaken, or how I’ll personally bulldoze your neighbor’s ugly fence if I am elected.
I am standing in this election because you pay too much tax. Tax that is wasted in the inner workings of Australia’s massive beauracracy, spent on frivolous projects, or used to bribe voters.
I am standing because I am fed up with public servants constantly telling me what is best for me, and how to run my own life.
If you believe you should make your own choices, and accept the responsibility for your own actions, then you should vote for me, because all the other candidates just want to run your life in a slightly different way.
Posted by John Humphreys 
