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The Moderate Voice: American Elections: Cause for Hope and for Disappointment

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Will the candidates for the U.S. presidency get ever beyond pandering and demagoguery and deal with the real issues? According to Eric Le Boucher of France's Le Monde newspaper , the rhetoric from both Democrats and Republicans has been disappointing. Boucher writes : The American presidential election campaign is disappointing. Not because of the people running. On the contrary, they are rich, impressive and truth be told, they are far more thoughtful than those who have run in Europe lately. And not because Mrs. Clinton herself will have to withdraw. We’re sorry, but seen from France, it's hard to see the difference between the two Democratic candidates. It's disappointing because it's nowhere near over and given the way things...
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Posted By: Thevail (May 28, 2008 at 5:17 PM)

Unfortunately, I suspect not.

As long as something as stupid as downing a shot and a beer will get you votes, and every politician has to pander to the Jewish Vote, they'll all have to do it, because NOT doing it means you lose and fail to be able to affect policy.

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