How can you ignore elections when elections are the heart of the system of government created by the Founders based on moral principles? You can't just brush aside elections or the factors that are often important in elections -- the economy, etc. -- when elections were the direct result of the moral principles that guided the Founders in constructing America's system of government. Elections often turn on whether America's economy is doing well or not. That's a simple fact. Bush Sr. didn't get re-elected because he neglected the economy. Bush Jr. might meet a similar fate if the stock market doesn't recover. When a US President can lose an election because of economics, it tells you how important economics are to politics. Economics is often the determining factor behind elections, as Bush Sr. found out and as Bush Jr. may as yet find out. Republicans today are already worried they'll lose the House because they themselves vulnerable on the stock market and corporate scandals issues. It's naive to say economics doesn't have influence in politics. It's probably the most important overall factor.
I didn't brush aside the election. They are important and people are elected or not elected for a number of reasons ... foreign policy, economy and the stand on moral issues, etc. I simply stated a fact. They are immaterial to the truths and morals upon which the principles of morality are based ... irrespective of who is President. Those rpinciples would remain true if not one single American practised them. Thankfully, scores of millions still do.
You have much to learn regarding what really makes America strong IMHO. Hope you can pass it on to your friends in Beijing for they will miscaculate terribly if they proceed with such a distorted view.
But we have discussed this ad infinitum.
Refer to my post number 184 oin this thread for any further discussion on this issue.
Again, adieu.