America decides

It’s Election Day across the Atlantic..
Anyone who thinks it doesn’t matter what happens in the next 12 hours in America simply doesn’t understand our World and how it works.
I’m quite excited really. You can’t help but be absorbed by The Obama-rama Drama. At long last, a politician worth turning on the telly for. They’re expecting a record turn out in the States today. Why? BECAUSE THE CANDIDATES ARE INTERESTING AND CHARISMATIC. If our next General Election was a shoot-out between Jeremy Clarkson and George Galloway, the country might end up in a quagmire, but you can’t deny people would be intrigued and get involved.
I was planning to sit up all night with a few snacks and watch it all unfold on the telly. (Well, I say ‘a few snacks.’ What I actually have before me is a coffee table full of high-fat confectionery that I bought for thirty-two quid from the corner shop.)
The trouble is, the State they keep concentrating on in the coverage is Florida – which has led me to think about Melissa. She broke my heart, and I hate her, but she spent most of the last 12 months as my closest friend and confidante and today is making me realise how much I miss her.
So bollocks to sitting up all night observing, I’m gonna watch some old ‘Cracker’ on VHS and be in bed by midnight.
Here’s to a Brave New Dawn tomorrow…

RC 4-11-08
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