Whoever you're backing
The race is certainly a lot more fun when it's this close. :)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=6667669
Of course, I can say that as someone who doesn't have to see anything more than the occasional Republican party ad in the Jerusalem Post, or listen to a lot of debates on the subject. For people in DC or in swing states, it's probably a whole lot more aggravating. Or exciting, depending on how you look at it.
Don't get me wrong, Kerry/Bush is as important here as almost any other news story, and if there weren't the disengagement going on it would probably be the most important, but there's still a level of disconnection I don't think I would have if I was still in the states. No matter how important American politics is to Israel, you're still talking about stuff that's happening thousands of miles away, and sometimes I think it's tough for even those of us who are American, who have clear opinions on this and are going back to America in two months to sustain any agressiveness about it. At least that's how I feel. Being here has helped me continually remember that there's a lot more going on outside.
That said, I'd really prefer to not have Kristy be able to decide when and where I have my first real meat-eating experience (we have a small wager on the outcome of the race :) ), so.....go Kerry.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=6667669
Of course, I can say that as someone who doesn't have to see anything more than the occasional Republican party ad in the Jerusalem Post, or listen to a lot of debates on the subject. For people in DC or in swing states, it's probably a whole lot more aggravating. Or exciting, depending on how you look at it.
Don't get me wrong, Kerry/Bush is as important here as almost any other news story, and if there weren't the disengagement going on it would probably be the most important, but there's still a level of disconnection I don't think I would have if I was still in the states. No matter how important American politics is to Israel, you're still talking about stuff that's happening thousands of miles away, and sometimes I think it's tough for even those of us who are American, who have clear opinions on this and are going back to America in two months to sustain any agressiveness about it. At least that's how I feel. Being here has helped me continually remember that there's a lot more going on outside.
That said, I'd really prefer to not have Kristy be able to decide when and where I have my first real meat-eating experience (we have a small wager on the outcome of the race :) ), so.....go Kerry.
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