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Old 09-02-2008, 07:01 PM   #4 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru
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Originally Posted by roachboy View Post
this is a pretty depressing state of affairs.
i wonder sometimes if how other folk see the general state of politics in america at this point, and what that assessment leads them to think the outcome likely to be.
so what do you think?
I think that it's on this side of disgusting, but on the other side of ridiculous.

As a Canadian (who's looking forward to a fall Federal election, by the way), I look at these aspects of American politics and can only come up with the opinion that it is a circus act. For those who know how Canadian politics and elections go, the American counterparts look like something out of a reality TV series in contrast (please forgive the simile).

Canadian political campaigns can get quite juvenile in tone or tactics, but the bottom line is that it always comes down to the issues. The candidates use the issues as gravel-filled snowballs, mind you, but at least they lob issues that concern Canadians rather than prance around claiming to have the biggest and strongest snow fort, and doing little else. It always comes back to this. It always comes down to whether the candidate has done or will do what is in the interests of Canadians and their concerns. It's seldom about the personality of the candidates or their personal lives.

I'm actually quite looking forward to the presidential race. It's going to provide me with months of entertainment value. I feel guilty, though, as I'm also genuinely concerned about the future state of your country's leadership and political environment in general.

McCain's manager is right. It will simply come down to the personalities. This is the shortcoming of a two-party system. (I won't get into the further advantages of the parliamentary system.) It all comes down to, "Who are you going to choose? This guy or that guy?"

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