The American mid-term elections

[CHIMO]

The title of this article begs a question. Why would an international audience be interested in the US elections on November 7? After all, this is not about the presidency, it is about congress, a third of the senate and 36 state governorships.

The title of this article begs a question. Why would an international audience be interested in the US elections on November 7?

After all, this is not about the presidency. It is about congress, a third of the senate and 36 state governorships. Surely these are internal US issues of little concern to countries with enough problems of their own.

However, because George Bush's Republican party controls senate and congress, these elections may well be less about American state and local issues and more of a referendum on presidential policy.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/812C5E5C-3FE8-41F7-83F8-8CD7448A1A04.htm

[liberal N proud]

1. Congress should be more more important that the President

They are the ones that make the laws and declare war. Or at least that is the way it supposed to be.

[Freedom_from_Chains]

2. Emphasis on the word "supposed." n/t