nov
04
2008
who will it be?
the last time around i was really really sure that gw bush wouldn't win a second term as president of the usa... how could it be possible? he's a bumbling, war monger, spending all of the american peoples money on fighting lame excuses for war...
i lost a bet of a cream donut.
this time around i really cannot fathom anyone putting a republican back into the top spot, but i ain't betting on it... americans have proved to be unpredictable when it comes to things that seem so obvious to the rest of the world. i do think that when it came to the last elections outside influences (ie. the rest of the world) telling americans how to vote certainly didn't help. i felt it was a sort-of 'you can't tell me what to do' scenario and they did the opposite of what the rest of the world expected.
that didn't work out too well, maybe they have more common sense this time around?
Posted by sarah | politics
sarah | 2008-11-11 19:08:10
hey craig, the result was surprising but not either...! i didn't know you were considering moving to other shores. where would you like to go if you do decide to go?
i wasn't aware of the proposition 8 debacle. it looks like it's not over yet (final count will be confirmed on the 9 dec 2008), although those opposed to the proposition have conceded defeat already. according to the
wikipedia entry i read anyway (and if this is the proposition 8 you are referring to?).
with regards to our political shenigans, i'll leave that to another post (or maybe a few). i do like the split in the anc, possibly leading to a huge dent in the votes they'll be receiving in the future. time will tell though.
thanks for the 'welcome back' by the way ;)
craig | 2008-11-11 14:48:06
Well I guess the States is a place where miracles can still happen. Who knew? Sadly, the prospect of moving overseas suddenly doesn't seem so bad anymore. Well, at least in comparison to our political situation.
I do believe there's hope for even the rest of the world now that Obama has made history. Of course, let's hope their new president can resolve this Proposition 8 debacle for starters.
good to see you back Sarah.
;)
the last time around i was really really sure that gw bush wouldn't win a second term as president of the usa... how could it be possible? he's a bumbling, war monger, spending all of the american peoples money on fighting lame excuses for war...