email to a friend

"Dear Xxxxxx,

Glad to see the convention went well. How was it from the front row? Lots of interesting jockeying going on in the race these days. Its particularly interesting to see it all from a Serbian perspective. I can tell you that Joe Biden is one unpopular man in this country! Wow. The media here are slamming Obama for his choice. I guess they still harbor bad feelings over Biden's involvement in the Balkans conflict.

But, they are no great supporters of McCain here either. I think in general, Serbs tend to think American Political power is to great and is used in ways it shouldn't. Of course, I find this fairly ironic considering Serbia's own recent political history, and the power of the Nationalists here. But then, it's always easier to criticize others. It seems this is one of Serbia's major problems, and why it is always in danger of reverting to nationalism and totalitarianism: Serbs don't face their own problems. They just blame everyone else for them.

Anyway... Send me your impressions of the convention. I am following the developments in the campaigns with much eagerness these days. It should be a good race, with a good result at the end."