I may well have confused her with another party member..

Isn't there coalition between the CDU and the Green Party in some of your bundesland? There could some surprising coalitions in the future if the SPD is continuing its downfall in popular surveys [I must admit that I do not like that].

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"The captain has turned off the `No Dubbing' sign. You are free to speak any language you choose."

So why didn't the MSM give McCain the same level of coverage when he went to Toronto(all his campaign could afford) and spoke to a throng of dozens?

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Adam Smith , The Wealth of Nations 1776

"We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics"
FDR's second Inaugural Address

It's all about the TV. Obama is an empty suit. A circus clown. He can shoot a basketball and people faint at his rallies;

Reminds me of Bill Clinton. He got up there and played the sax and you'd think the man had walked on water. Obama smiles, speaks about.....nothing....and the clueless slobber over themselves. I would hope America realizes this isn't an Idol vote. We ain't voting for the best singer, the most attractive TV personality.

This man will be the man making decisions, actually affecting the western world. Obama couldn't manage a bowel movement after a night of heavy drinking.

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Objectivity seeker.

Yes, of course it's relevant. It always will be. Those relations are extremely important.

Ironically, Obama is an isolationist and a protectionist. Are Europeans concerned about that? You should be.

The part I do not trust is the extreme emotion and the dramatic mood swings, and what appears to be the lack of interest in his policies. Europeans seem to like him, which is an emotion. But we will have to live with his left-wing government and his plans for huge tax increases and huge increases in government spending, as well as the avalanche of regulations that accompany left-wing governments.

The infatuation is strange to me. But yes - it is certainly relevant.

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My good blade carves the casques of men,
My tough lance thrusteth sure,
My strength is as the strength of ten,
Because my heart is pure.

"Sir Galahad," by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1834)

Yes - and the word "emotion" is important. Emotions change, sometimes very quickly.

It is likely Obama will win, but a lot can happen before November. What if he is not elected? Then anti-Americanism will be even worse. It's very troubling to see this level of infatuation.

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My good blade carves the casques of men,
My tough lance thrusteth sure,
My strength is as the strength of ten,
Because my heart is pure.

"Sir Galahad," by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1834)

Actually no. The Americans could care less what the Europeans think about our politics. Except for the Brits, the Europeans have not supported our actions with much support for the last 20 or so years. That includes the Germans and the French as well as the Italians and Spanish. All of the European countries are right now enjoying a terrorist free nation because the Americans and Brits have taken the terrorists to task and have eliminated most of them. We are still working on it without their help. Remember the Spanish trains getting blown up? That scenario hasn't happend since then has it? Why? Because the Bush administration has taken the terrorist war to their camp/training ground. Iraq and Afghanistan has been and will continue to be the battle ground with the war against terrorism. Right now, Iraq is almost terrorist free. Afghanistan will be terrorist free within a few years.

I think you're wrong. Most European countries have adopted legislation which allows them to convict people plotting to commit terrorist acts, and there have been very good results in getting the terrorists, especially in Germany and Spain where multiple groups are now either in jail or being watched closely.

I am truly convinced that such actions have a much more positive effect on the security on both sides of the Atlantic than invading a country and shooting at everyone who fights back.

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