It has been fascinating to watch the democratic process work from abroad. If anything that I have learned is that there is really nothing fair and balanced about Fox news at all. They report it, we decide if it is true.
Similarly, watching the BBC report on our presidential race, a few truths come out clearly. There is nobody better at fighting off the Democrats than the Democrats themselves. And as a democrat this is somewhat hard to watch.
I am concerned about how early this race has begun and who will have the energy and resources to actually take it to the end and then fight the republicans for the White House. Not to mention the energy, but who will possibly have the money to do so?
It must be fun to be Republican and watch the Democrats bludgeon themselves before the real fight takes place.
It is good to see that the race is heating up and that America is now turned onto politics and electing people. One can only hope that this increased interest turns into much higher voter turn out in November.
Jennifer and I were speaking last night about politics, as we often do, and she commented on how good it was that there were no questions being raised about Hill’s ability to lead as a woman. I personally think this is due to a variety of reasons. First, I think people are just ready for a Woman president and welcome that as a change from what we have now. Secondly, the rest of the world has experienced powerful leadership from Women before so it is really natural for the US to do this now.
I am not sure what the Democratic ticket will be. I think we have good people to choose from. On New Year’s Eve, we had dinner with the Newton’s and discussed a similar issue. Peter raised a good point on the Republican side. He is very astute and watches this closely. As a Canadian he is more aware than many Americans I know. Anyway, he raised the spectre of a McCain / Lieberman ticket. And to be honest, I think that would be a hard ticket for anyone to beat. Nope, have not voted yet, but that seems like a potent combination.
Similarly, watching the BBC report on our presidential race, a few truths come out clearly. There is nobody better at fighting off the Democrats than the Democrats themselves. And as a democrat this is somewhat hard to watch.
I am concerned about how early this race has begun and who will have the energy and resources to actually take it to the end and then fight the republicans for the White House. Not to mention the energy, but who will possibly have the money to do so?
It must be fun to be Republican and watch the Democrats bludgeon themselves before the real fight takes place.
It is good to see that the race is heating up and that America is now turned onto politics and electing people. One can only hope that this increased interest turns into much higher voter turn out in November.
Jennifer and I were speaking last night about politics, as we often do, and she commented on how good it was that there were no questions being raised about Hill’s ability to lead as a woman. I personally think this is due to a variety of reasons. First, I think people are just ready for a Woman president and welcome that as a change from what we have now. Secondly, the rest of the world has experienced powerful leadership from Women before so it is really natural for the US to do this now.
I am not sure what the Democratic ticket will be. I think we have good people to choose from. On New Year’s Eve, we had dinner with the Newton’s and discussed a similar issue. Peter raised a good point on the Republican side. He is very astute and watches this closely. As a Canadian he is more aware than many Americans I know. Anyway, he raised the spectre of a McCain / Lieberman ticket. And to be honest, I think that would be a hard ticket for anyone to beat. Nope, have not voted yet, but that seems like a potent combination.
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