Electoral College

[ShadowHM]

As to other nations and their elections, I was bummed when Prodi lost power in Italy, as he was a moderate who made some headway in a rapidly changing world.  That said, it was Italy's decision to make, and America's, and every other nation's, position to "deal with it, the Italians have chosen their latest Prime Minister for their own reasons." 


Occhi
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To Occhi:

Indeed, the governments of other countries should take the position you outlined above. I am sure there are still some Nicaraguans who wish the government of the U.S.A. had taken this attitude 20-odd years ago. :P But individuals are entitled to any opinion they wish to form. You may not like their opinions; you may feel that their opinions should be based on better and more complete information. But freedom of speech is one of those tenets that both our societies love to cherish. It would be more constructive to teach instead of lashing out. :(

To eppie:

To paraphrase what I said in another thread yesterday: There are as many reasons for voting one way or another as there are individual voters in America.

Americans, first and foremost, have to elect the government that they feel will serve them best. They each have different priorities and agendas about what they think will do that.

Yes, the rest of the world has a huge concern about what goes on in America. But you cannot expect the 'average American voter' (including those Midwest Farmers) to worry first about the world at large. They worry first about themselves and their own families, just like the rest of us. :)

My American cottage neighbours all voted for Bush. They are reasonable and educated people. They made their choice based on their perceptions of what would be the best for themselves and America, not based on what I think or what you might think. Before you make comments about ignorant voters, think about the 'average' citizen of your country, and how motivated/qualified they are for making voting decisions based solely on national policy, let alone international policy. I know what voters here are like. I would be very surprised if voters in the Netherlands are that much different. ;)

Edit: Preview should be my friend....I wanted bold, not quotes.