Consider yourself lucky you are not living in the US for the next week. Why? Because it's the final week of the Presidential campaign, which feels like it has been running forever. Lets get a couple of things straight. I am an Obama supporter. Eight more years of right wing, neo-con, religious bulls*h*i*t would be a disaster for this country. Having said that, most Democrats in this country would be well to the right of most Conservatives in the UK. The laughable thing is the way McCain and "Lets shoot wolves from planes" Palin are now describing Obama as a Socialist. A word they throw in the same hopper as Liberal and Communist.
But, moving on to the point of this rant... Getting elected in this country is all about money (Yeah, I know that applies over there) But, not to the extent it does here. 'Cos you need tons of money for advertising, primarily on TV. I'm talking millions and millions here. Even people running for state and city office, spend millions on TV. And they do it for month after month. The grand finale will be on Wednesday, when Obama runs THIRTY MINUTE commercials on all the major networks, including the Spanish language ones.
Like I say, politicos world wide are corrupt (US senator Ted Stevens and many others) It's just that it takes s*h*i*t loads of money to get elected here compared to over there. The good thing is, in a week, it will be over... But then, within weeks it will start again for 2012... Mark my words. It never ends.
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George Parker
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