Whoosh! Just read that editorial. My, my, I must say the British certainly do know how to express themselves when they're upset. :-)

The World cannot afford to not give a tinker's damn about American elections, Doug, because the American government invades places and kills people in large numbers and steals their strategic resources. Expect the World to continue to give a tinker's damn.

Now, Belgium...we can afford not to give a tinker's damn about Belgian elections. (Who did they elect last anyway?) :-) Or Iceland. Or Lichtenstein. But we WILL continue giving more than a small damn about American elections and commenting upon them, be assured. Many lives hang in the balance.