From Salon: World to Americans: You’re OK — it’s Bush we hate But if we reelect the least popular man on the planet, we could find ourselves being despised, too.
Because the United States exercises such decisive influence over the lives of everyone else on this planet, some foreign opinion leaders have begun suggesting that non-Americans should also be able to vote for who runs the United States.
if Americans vote Bush out on Nov. 2, it will signal the world that its affection for us is both recognized and reciprocated. And that — to borrow a line from one of the movies that have made American culture so beloved around the world — could be the start of a beautiful friendship
