Like many other people I share a certain sense of relief that the US election is finally over. Just like the last one we had here in the UK this thing seems to have dragged on endlessly. Now however - hurrah it's over. The one abiding thing I always take away from American elections however is the commitment of the voters. Sure some of them are crazy redneck hicks with bigoted views that make Homo Erectus look like a 'modern man' and others are so far out of left field they may not be on the same planet as us, but the one thing they really seem to do is care. People had to stand in line 6 hours to vote - they weren't happy but they DID it!
In this country we are always taught not to discuss religion or politics if we don't want to end up in a heated debate - and it's good advice it really is. But would we have the dedication/passion to stand in line for 6 hours to vote for our party? I'm not so sure. So congratulations to America for having a robust sense of democracy at election time, and congratulations to America on not electing a man with the least sincere smile I have EVER seen (you know who you are Mitt). Now I wonder if we could ever get the British electorate so engaged?
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