"Well, if Bush or Kerry had said that he wanted to get home all US troops from Germany because he no longer considers my country an ally, and that from now on German citizens had to apply for visas before entering the US, well, then I would definitely say this election is crucial for my life."
Don't hold your breath waiting for either candidate to say any of the above - it's an election year don't you know! And considering you don't know Kerry's intentions regarding the above (none of us do), shouldn't that make you a)the least bit curious to know and b)feel concerned that it may critically affect you if he is elected? How do you already know that this election isn't crucial to our US/Germany relationship when you have no idea what one of the candidates really stands for?
Mhm. Kerry has lived in Berlin, and he says he wants more dialogue with his partners. I don´t think that this means the end of partnership. Seriously. And if it comes, I will spend you two beers. One for the lost election of Bush, and one for the end of the transatlantic partnership. ;-) I´m sure I will save my money. :-)