Since I am Canadian, I cannot start a conversation without first mentioning the weather, but bear with me because it may actually be justifiable. Even though we've had record temperatures the past few days, there is an undeniable feeling of fall in the air. The sun is setting earlier and the nights are fresh and sweet. Back-to-school is just around the corner and children across the country will be back where they belong, that is, off the streets.
But what really makes it feel like fall is the abundance of political posturing that has taken place in Canadian Federal politics over the last few weeks. The MPs are set to return to work on September 15th, and by all accounts parliament may be dissolved soon after. Since the minimum amount of time allowed between an election call and polling is 36 days by Canadian law, we could well have the campaign over with, and a new PM installed, before the US has even had their vote. At times like this I certainly appreciate the efficiency of our system.
The 4-year long campaign in the US is just so tiresome. Mind you, it does provide a profusion of media and pundit positions, and with the way the American economy is looking, they may be the only ones with any job security.
Bath, UK
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Cheers on the kids back to school. I'm so tired of yelling "hey you kids, get off my lawn!" that I'm now just shouting "bah!"
One question, if your election "season" is only six-ish weeks, however will your political parties get all the cash to grease the palms, and the moolah to make the machine run? Everyone knows you nEEd to have money and corruption to run an effective government, just look at China, or Russia. You know what they say, in Soviet Russia...
I know, could I be more curmudgeonly?
Excellent point about corruption. We should definitely lengthen the campaign.
We have similar election cycles to you, Sharon - and my feeling is that the Australian public, suspicious of politicians as it is, would not abide the kind of constant electioneering hoopla suffered by the Yanks.
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