political promises

The debates have been fast and furious, and the slander campaigns have been downright mean! The Penguins continually polling at the door have been only mildly annoying. The Penguin Parties promises of "fish for all" and "better childcare" have been met with both optimism and cynicism. Realistically, their wonderful promises of "clear skies and an immediate end to global warming" will be impossible to fulfill, though. The Sea Lions have big business backing them, but also a trail of corruption and wasteful money management. No one has even heard from the Herring Party, and most agree they are too small and slippery to have much sway in this election. Members of the Penguin Party have been reported missing, but the Sea Lion Party denies any responsibility, claiming they are running a clean campaign. With such a close race between the two largest parties, and maybe a few voters expected to turn out, it's hard to say who will win, and who will quietly slip back into the icy water; to eat, or be eaten...