November 3, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on “We waited 4 years for this victory – we can wait one more night”
Thus spake John Edwards, not one minute ago. Jesus… It hangs in the balance… Not a nice way to wake up of a morning. At the time of writing, Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nevada, New Mexico and New Hampshire … Continue reading
November 3, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on Four. More. Years.
Results are still trickling in and Ohio has yet to be called but it’s basically been all over bar the shouting (which might be substantial though unlikely to match 2000 levels) since Florida went red. George Bush will be in … Continue reading
November 2, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on Turnout is huge
According to early reports, voter turnout this year looks immense. So, US readers, remember: If you are planning to vote after work today, or late in the day, they MUST let you vote so long as you ARE IN LINE … Continue reading
November 2, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on No matter who you vote for, make sure you vote
A final public service announcement for any American readers which might bear repeating: Find out where your polling place is by calling your county clerk or checking www.mypollingplace.com Alternatively, call 1-866-MYVOTE1 to find your polling place. Check the hours the … Continue reading
November 2, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on Donkey vs Elephant, ’64-’04
With donkey and elephant going toe-to-toe in the US political arena, there’s an interesting article in the Boston Globe discussing (from a purely party perspective) potential benefits to be found in defeat for the Democrats (don’t want to get negative … Continue reading
November 1, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on Kerry wins by 68%!
Well, if a bunch of people outside the US had anything to do with it, at any rate. The final tally in GlobalVote 2004’s online survey sees Kerry with 77.1%, with Bush at 9% and Nader at 6.7%. Well, that’s … Continue reading
November 1, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on US – EU comparisons
After a long-winded post, a short and simple one. North Sea Diaries has an interesting piece comparing the US and EU constitutions, and makes some pertinent points. The US constitution is, after all, one of the finest political documents ever … Continue reading
November 1, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on US elections – EU implications
No matter which way you look at it, the result of tomorrow’s election will have knock-on effects around the world. It’s easy to paint Bush as a wannabe unilateralist, avoiding the traditional channels of the UN, NATO etc. in his … Continue reading
November 1, 2004
by Nosemonkey
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A while back, on another site, I suggested that a multilingual Euroblog might be a nice idea – posts written in several languages, with translations provided. Well, some of the folk at the wonder that is Metafilter have come up … Continue reading
November 1, 2004
by Nosemonkey
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Even slightly? Well, it’s got through to the final round of Deutche Welle’s Weblog Awards 2004, in the category “Best Journalistic Weblog – English”, which is a rather nice surprise. It’s like being nominated for an Oscar or something, only … Continue reading
October 31, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on A message from Richard Nixon to Bush voters
“America must not again fall into the trap of letting the end, however great that end is, justify the means.” This may have been said on April 30th 1973, but it is as true today as it was then. Nixon … Continue reading
October 31, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on Will the US be like Spain?
As we all know, after the Madrid bombs, the sitting Spanish government was voted out of office. There was a chorus of disapproval from the States, accusing the people of Spain of giving into terrorists thanks to the assumption that … Continue reading
October 30, 2004
by Nosemonkey
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Controversial Italian EU Commissioner Rocco Buttiglione has stood down. Why the hell didn’t he do this before, and save the ridiculous situation we’ve had over the last few weeks? God knows… To be fair, I can see his point – … Continue reading
October 30, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on October surprises?
Looks like our old mate Osama bin Laden has opted for telling the truth: America’s screwed no matter who the next president is, and Dick Cheney is a liar for suggesting otherwise. (OK, so that last bit was me, not … Continue reading