The 2008 U.S. elections

This is a fascinating election. One would think that with all the chaos, Democratic victory is a certainity. However, listening anf watching the Republican convention and the reported excitement among the conservatives over the selection of Sarah Palin as the V.P. candidate, one has to be terrified of yet another 4 years of a Republican in the White House. It is rather embarrasing that the voting American population is unable to make rational decisions whenit comes to electing a President. Let us hope that the Obama staff and volunteers will work hard to ensure the rest of the world does not view the U.S. as some kind of backward nation when it comes to all kinds of issues, one of them being scientific principles in explaining evolution and global warming. I can hardly wait for 8 more weeks before election day.