Ye Olde Zot! Election - An English View

September 15 2004 | Interested Anglo

[Interested Anglo]

It might be argues that as an Englishman, resident in the UK, your election is none of my business but as it will effect everyone in the world, I feel entitled to a voice, if not a vote. (Judging by your last foray into democracy, perhaps votes are not all that important)

I do not envy you having to choose between the inarticulate incumbent Bush and an unimpressive challenger who seems to live thirty years in the past. Why can't you wonderful country find better candidates than this pair?

Whoever wins will have to confront the monstrous debt, ($7 trillion and growing at over $1 billion a day) which has been run up by the current administration. Your economy (and probably everyone else's)is therefore in for a very tough time and whoever wins will probably get the blame.

From my point of view the ideal scenario would be for a Bush win and then, as a result of the collapse of the economy, a Hilary victory in 2008. Kerry would be a one termer and the credibility of the democrats would be undermined for a generation if he won.

My worry about this would be the Bush might interpret such a victory as a mandate for open season on Iran which could unleash a terrorist backlash that would make 9/11 look like a tea party (and I am not trivialising the appalling events of that day)

We live in interesting but very dangerous times

[scott0347]

"It might be argues that as an Englishman, resident in the UK, your election is none of my business"

You are correct so STFU

[GeorgiaYankee]

Looks like you were thinking with your bum!
Cheerio and Tally-ho, old chap!

WE ARE BLOG. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE.

[theFIRMbss]

>Avril Lavigne was born in Napanee, Ontario ... so that "Avril for President" campaign is bust ...

So it would seem, but, by the time she comes of age, that law will be changed so this fine fellow can be Prez. As goes Arnold, so goes our Avril . . .

[AggieCPA]

No offense intended.