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It's going to be a looooonnnggg 4 years.

Nice Blog.
 

see-moan me old mate, the point is they (that is, about 53% of the population)have NOT seen how deceitful, beligerent, incompetent and manipulative their leaders are - or if they have, they care much less about that than they do about "moral value" issues and especially abortion and gay rights (particularly same-sex marriage). That these voters - mostly white, religious, middle class and comfortably off to affluent, or mid-states white conservatives bordering on the redneck - cannot see "moral values" in issues like Iraq is simply a reflection of the way the majority of Americans think. The values of other sectors of the population are different - see the white, affluent support for Kerry in the main Eastern centers (and others) but for contrast check out former Washington DC mayor, with a drug conviction and jail time, getting 96% (yes 96%) of the election night vote for the DC council. Anyway, if you have US dollars in an account somewhere, move them now(into euro, yuan, yen, anything....before its too late. Cheers.
 

Good call on the currency ... the Canadian dollar (wonderfully called "the loonie" - after the bird, not GWB) just hit 83c US - its highest close in many, many years. Well, since we have to gone living at least a bit longer before this whole end of the world scenario, I'll take some solice in their precious (but amoral?) war going down the toilet, followed closely by their economy.

Or vice-versa. In any case, they're already heading for the pan, and from there to the sewer.
 

dc_red: very strange bird the Canadian loonie. It might be solace for you old buddie while you wait for the whole thing to slide gently (?) down the sewer and out to the coast, but considering where I am sitting right now it is no solace at all. I think you'd have enjoyed the GOP woman on Fox last night who described GWB's pulling ultra-conservative Republican senators and congressmen (congresspersons?)thru on his coat-tails in former Dem seats, and her prediction that this represents a massive change in traditional Rep values. Two scary things - she's probably right, and the damned woman thought it was an excellent outcome. Cheers
 

China may overtake the US sooner than we thought. And then things will get interesting :(
 

No way, It'll be the Clinton clan back in next time.

What's with all this family shit anyway?
 

When are they going to sort out their ridiculous election system for christs sakes?!

Surely the president should just come down to the popular vote. Which would have been Bush anyway but it wouldn't have been last time as we all know.

Then you get a second vote for local representatives or for proportional representation.

As it stands it's all or nothing for every state. If you happen to vote for one 'team' that gets 49% versus 51% you get jack shit representation out of that vote. No flucking incentive. I like our current system in NZ because you will either get some representation out of one or both of your votes.