Britain's Daily Mirror claimed America is "a laughing stock. It can't make up its mind who should be its president." Referring to the confusion in Florida, the editorial concluded:

That is the sort of thing you would expect from a banana republic and could leave America in chaos for weeks. If the extra ballots, mistaken votes and recount still leave the election hung, it will have to wait for postal votes to be counted. The simplest thing might be for President Clinton to be asked to stay on for another four years. But the way things are in the States at the moment, the letter asking him to do that would probably get lost in the post.
This is the sort of stuff that makes my blood boil. Yeah, we've had a close election, so *****ing what? We may not know who the leader of the most powerful country in the world will be for the next four years. I looks like it may be George W. Bush. Do I have to remind all you limey b@st@rds what the USA is to this world?

In 1776, this little upstart cluster of colonies kicked Britian's ass because of "taxation without representation". Since then we saved your Britian's ass in two World Wars. If it wasn't for us and people like my grandfather dying on the shore's of Normandy Beach, Britain would be "New Gremany" eating kraut and drinking Greman beer like Beck's instead of Bass! And forget about your tea and krumpets. Those would be gone too!!!

Being a superpower and being the number one country in the world sometimes sucks. My taxes goes to feed starving people that end up blowing us up a couple of weeks later. I don't see Britian trying to do anyting as far as the peace process in the Middle East. I'm not a big fan of Clinton, but at least he is trying to get the two sides to talk.

This election is a glitch. Pure and simple. When you are number one everyone is gunning for you. It will be resolved soon (within a week). Clinton will not be President for another four years. That is not how our constitution is written.

Thank you for allowing me to blow off some steam. I know that some of you will disagree with this, and that is fine. I respect your honest, intelligent opinions about this. To call the U.S.A. a laughing stock is insulting and just plain wrong.

"At least my beef isn't plauged with mad cow diease!"