It's my 500th post and I'm giving it to Jon Freedland & Steve Bell . ....

[non sociopath skin]

... of the Guardian who can express better than I can how we Brits who REALLY care about the US feel right now.

Faith against reason

The US election has exposed a growing conflict between two world views. Can they co-exist in one country?

Jonathan Freedland in New Jersey
Wednesday October 20, 2004
The Guardian

Here it comes again, that sinking feeling. Four years ago I travelled across the US, following the presidential campaign, and came away alarmed that Al Gore was not doing enough to win an election that should have been his. Now I have that same queasy feeling - except this time it's not only about the simple matter of who will win and who will lose on November 2. Now it's a deep concern about what is happening to the United States itself.....

Rest of story at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1331357,00.html

Then lighten up with Steve Bell:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/cartoons/stevebell/0,7371,1325238,00.html

The Skin