[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: FW: Who you voting for?

[Kathryn Cawte]

> Please tell me this isn't an attempt to influence the voting
> behaviour of HPFGU members, many of whom are not US citizens.
>
For which some of us are probably very grateful right now, I know I am. In
the UK the campaigning for a General Election (the only kind of nationwide
election we have in England) lasts a matter of weeks and is generally deemed
by everyone not involved with the process in any way (other than as a voter)
to be too darn long. I can't even begin to imagine having to sit through
about a year's worth of campaigning of the kind the US Presidential election
and the preceding selection process for the candidates seem to involve. To
me that seems more like the torture you'd get in one of the lesser circles
of hell.

Although it might just be worth it to watch things like the Dean screech -
the most we ever get is John Prescott attempting to demonstrate the correct
method of dealing with your critics.

Since more people apparently voted in the last Pop Idol final than the last
General Election I think we should just lock all the party leaders in a
small house a la Big Brother and let the general public vote them out week
by week (or possibly just lock 'em in and leave 'em there <g>)

K