What strikes me as most odd about the American system is the extreme focus on the single persons running for office. Not really the media pressure itself, but I get the feeling that the candidates have to play up to people's expectations in that respect.
I accept that being non-american is probably the reason why I find this a bit alienating... :-) Jostein 2008/2/6, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > P.S. Basically politics is the great American sport. Not football, not > baseball, etc. > > Anyone can play even if that playing is just commenting and/or bemoaning. We > can get rather rabid about our teams just like in any sport. > > Great fun sometimes, other times a major PITA. > > Marnie :-) > > --------------------------------------------- > Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. > > > > > **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. > (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp003000000025 > 48) > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
