[tjwmason]

I wish Europe would mind their own business. How would they like it if we butted into theirs? How would they like it if we sent scores of reporters into their countries asking their electorate why they voted for Chirac, Schroeder, et al.?

I think that if you asked French voters that, it would merely encourage their overinflated egos...

There are two sides to this, first, there is the element of actual news reporting - the election of the U.S. President will have a massive impact on Europe (indeed the whole world), and therefore it is reasonable that we outside the U.S. should wish to know about it. Secondly, however, is the smug leftism of the pseudo-eilte formed by the media; this is gut-wrenching nonsense, and its virulent hatred of the President is astonishing and utterly baseless. The former is fine and dandy, but the latter is destructive of the trans-atlantic alliance which guaranteed world safety for 50 years.

On Tuesday evening, I will watch the election results, and will raise a glass in toast of the U.S. when Dubya passes 270.

[mbennett203]

Keep the champagne on ice. It doesn't look like we'll know who's the President on Nov. 2nd, even if Bush won in a landslide, the Commiecrats will still challenge it.