Re: OT Re: If the world could vote

[paul <phaslem@wightman.ca>]

Here in Canada everyone is pretty aware of everything that goes on in 
the US. We are bombarded by US television and radio and as our 
largest trading partner, their policies have a direct impact on our 
economy. So yea, we are very interested in the US elections.

Paul Haslem,
Ontario, Canada





At 01:17 AM 11/5/2008, you wrote:
>I can see wanting to repair ill will, especially from the 
>perspective of the US wanting to set an example.  I agree there is a 
>common "embarrassment" about how the US (this President) has acted 
>on many fronts; but again, our desire to make us right with the 
>world is, the more I think about it, singularly  a trait of citizens 
>of the US (and perhaps Great Britain if one digs deeper) and I'm not 
>sure too many other countries' folks would take this tack when they 
>vote their leaders in (at least the ones who allow voting!)