So, Obama won the Democratic nomination finally; and Hillary Clinton has stepped down. I expected the former, but not the latter. This leaves plenty of time for McCain to make a complete mess of things (and hopefully convinced the Clinton supporters who said they'd vote for McCain if Obama won that they should still vote Democrat).
I honestly think that this election is probably one of the most important in American history (although, to be honest, my American history is pretty poor – so I have no idea what that statement is based upon). If McCain gets in then it is almost inevitable that America will invade Iran at some point: this would piss off Russia and China, who have ties with Iran; it would possibly result in the use of nuclear weapons; and, comparatively, it would make Iraq look like a really really good idea (which would be good for McCain as he seems to want Iraq to last for the next hundred years). This would be bad for America and bad for everyone else too.
If Obama gets in then he's promised to actually go and talk with Iran; people without health insurance (and those with it) may stand a chance if they get ill; and the national debt might go down a little (although when your debt is almost $10 trillion it's hard to make a dent in it).
Sure, Obama ain't perfect. He is inexperienced; some of his policies aren't great; and he's possibly too idealistic. But he probably won't blow the world up – and that's a good thing.
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