US Question Time
Posted on Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 11:40pm
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I’m currenlty watching Question Time from DC.I think the problem with the show is that it is so close to the US election now, that its become more about point scoring between the Obama and McCain camp.
I’m not really inspired by either team, although Obama is the more inspiring speaker without a doubt. I say I’m not that enthused as I watched a previous debate between the candidates- the youtube debate, and there really wasn’t much difference between Obama and McCain on foreign policy- specifically Afghanistan. I am paraphrasing, but I was shoked that Obama said something like ‘ yes we will hunt out and kill Osama Bin Laden’. This didn’t sound to me like the ‘change’ that we are all desperate to see from America- certainly note the change in aggressive rhetoric that we are so used to from successive US governments.
Can we expect a less interventionist USA with Obama as president? People may like to think that that may be the case, but I’m not so sure.If he is to heal his country’s relation with Europe, then he will certainly have to consider being much more diplomatic on the foreign policy front, but only time, and experience, will tell.
From what I read in the press,the candidates are close in the polls, despite the Democrats efforts to branch out to traditional ‘red states’. Will it be a close McCain win after all? Have Americans been honest in the polls, and will race be a big factor when people actually vote on election day?
One thing that can be said positively about the election is that it has been full of energy and excitement from day one. The role of Sarah Palin as running mate for McCain has certainly livened up the Republican camp, yet sadly sexism is still rife.
Young people are interested and passionate about the election, and people are lining up in droves to vote early. I dream of the day that happens here…
I won’t be going to the parties here for the US election, but ill be watching the coverage on TV without a doubt.Even though this is going to be corny, its true to say what happens in the US will inevitably affect us.
