I think (and in spite of my "vote" in another thread) Kerry was a good (or one of the better) candidate - I just preferred someone elses writing of a statement hopefully, the dems and rest of the world will blame Americans. Sorry but on the balance, particularly with Bush and the Iraq issue, that is the way it seems to me.

The other side to the opinion I express is that we had for example an American visitor this year for about 3 days who's company was enjoyed by all here and would be welcome to return any time for another trip.

I'm expressing things badly but I want to stress there are Americans I have met and care much for. The point I'm trying to make is that some, perhaps a majority of the rest of the world and if Bush gets will wind up in alienating the US from much of the world - and even with thier might, I doubt they can afford to cross that line. If the US continues to want to commit thir methods towards gaining trade advantages like Iraq for oil, there will come a time - perhaps even 50 years from now that the rest of the world will find themselves forced to club together and fight. No one lies down to be bullied all the while.