July 20, 200718 yr The general consensus in the UK (from my own experience talking to people, anyway) is that from the outside at least, US politics seems to be far more about popularity contests and 'defaming' the other party (in particular, on character rather than policy) than actually about then running of the country. This, of course, happens in the UK too, but it always seems far more subtle than a man on a podium shouting about how his opponent wasn't really in the army or smoked cannabis in college or somthing. As for the alternative being worse, we seem to have experianced that over here too, with Labor being disliked, but Conservative disorginised and Lib Dems being 'a bit too wishy washy' on a number of issues, and both really lacking a strong (stable) figurehead. Having said that, I liked Gore, but only because he didn't come off as a flaming moron and my opinion is that he wouldn't have driven the US into such debt or waged war on the entire muslim world, but I know almost nothing about him or the issues at hand. (Approved by Fio, so feel free to use it)
July 20, 200718 yr Author Having said that, I liked Gore, but only because he didn't come off as a flaming moron and my opinion is that he wouldn't have driven the US into such debt or waged war on the entire muslim world, but I know almost nothing about him or the issues at hand. Gore is a socialist. People like that do not get elected to national office in the United States. But we are wandering OT here. Sentencing will be in 2 weeks. "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
July 20, 200718 yr The funny thing about US politics Nick is that often enough someone (like Bush) gets elected not because they are good or deserving, but because the alternative is so much worse. How would Al Gore or John Kerry be worse than Bush? I don't see it. In any case I do hope the bugger gets the death penalty. He deserves it. Edited July 20, 200718 yr by Sand Murphy's Law of Computer Gaming: The listed minimum specifications written on the box by the publisher are not the minimum specifications of the game set by the developer. @\NightandtheShape/@ - "Because you're a bizzare strange deranged human?" Walsingham- "Sand - always rushing around, stirring up apathy." Joseph Bulock - "Another headache, courtesy of Sand"
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