This post is going to be a roundup of miscellany from the US election. My next post is going to be about what Canada's next step should be. Then I'm going to get off the topic of US politics for a while, because I've given it far too much attention.

1. Apparently, the US fulfills all 14 points and seven warning signs of fascism. I'll leave it to you to decide how much value to give this, but it's interesting.

2. A fascinating discussion from Metro Morning this morning about the gap between Canadian and American values. (Direct link to a Realaudio file).

3. I took the US Presidential Candidate Selector while watching the election. Here are my results:

1. Your ideal theoretical candidate. (100%)
2. Cobb, David - Green Party (99%)
3. Brown, Walt - Socialist Party (92%)
4. Nader, Ralph - Independent (91%)
5. Kerry, Senator John, MA - Democrat (70%)
6. Badnarik, Michael - Libertarian (20%)
7. Peroutka, Michael - Constitution Party (13%)
8. Bush, President George W. - Republican (2%)

I find two things rather interesting about this:

a) There are three candidates who are so very close to my ideal theoretical candidate. I don't know if any of the Canadian parties are that close.

b) Bush and Kerry are so far apart. When I look at their platforms together, they seem much closer.