Monday, October 27, 2008
World watches as America holds 56th quadrennial Presidential Election
The U.S. Presidential Election on Tuesday, Nov. 4, is undoubtedly an event that will have a far greater influence on the subsequent course of human events than any other - man made, or natural, acts of terrorism or border wars, hurricanes or tsunamis. This will be the 56th consecutive quadrennial U.S. Presidential Election - a feat unparalleled in the annals of democracy. The 2008 election is particularly notable because it is the first time in U.S. history that two sitting senators will run against each other for president, and because it is the first time an African American is a presidential nominee for a major party, as well as the first time both major candidates were born outside the continental United States.
Also, for the second time (Geraldine Ferraro was the first, in 1984), a woman is running for Vice President. So, whether the Democrats win, or the Republicans, the ticket will be historic. Also, were he to win, John McCain, will be the oldest first-term President in American history. If the Democratic ticket triumphs, Joe Biden will be America's first Roman Catholic VP .
Apart from these interesting items for the record book, Election 2008 is important for the huge issues looming above it - two unfinished wars, the housing crisis, health care, the recession, the awesome budget deficit! Whatever nitpickers might say, it is still a unipolar world.
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Also, for the second time (Geraldine Ferraro was the first, in 1984), a woman is running for Vice President. So, whether the Democrats win, or the Republicans, the ticket will be historic. Also, were he to win, John McCain, will be the oldest first-term President in American history. If the Democratic ticket triumphs, Joe Biden will be America's first Roman Catholic VP .
Apart from these interesting items for the record book, Election 2008 is important for the huge issues looming above it - two unfinished wars, the housing crisis, health care, the recession, the awesome budget deficit! Whatever nitpickers might say, it is still a unipolar world.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: American history, border wars, democracy, election, human events, hurricanes, Joe Biden, John McCain, presidential nominee, senators, terrorism, US Presidential Elections, Watches, World
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
The Democrats are putting the "stale" in stalemate
The Democrats are putting the "stale" in stalemate.Barack Obama needed to "close the deal" by beating Hillary Clinton in Indiana and North Carolina. Clinton needed a "gamechanger" so that she could have a viable path to the presidential nomination.
But as of May 6 night, no deal closed and no game changed.
Obama's big win in North Carolina, coupled with Clinton's narrow lead in Indiana, adds to a sense that his nomination is inevitable. But the muddle also gave Clinton a reason to remain in the race and force the party's superdelegates to decide it.
At least for now, there is no exit plan. We're going to West Virginia! And we're going to Oregon and Kentucky! And we're going to Puerto Rico and Montana and South Dakota! Yeeaarrgghh! .
"There were those who were saying that North Carolina would be a game-changer in this election, but today what North Carolina decided is that the only game that needs changing is the one in Washington, D.C.," Obama told his supporters here at North Carolina State University on May 6 night. But in the next breath, he acknowledged that he hadn't closed the deal, either. "I want to start by congratulating Senator Clinton on what appears to be her victory in the great state of Indiana," he added, to boos from the crowd.
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Labels: American history, Barack Obama, Democrats, Hillary Clinton, North Carolina, presidential nomination, stalemate
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