Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Erection

As mentioned previously, this morning I watched the election at a breakfast event hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in China.  The place was full of people from the embassy and American business types here in China.

When you first registered they gave you an wristband to show you paid, and they asked who you were voting for, red for McCain, blue for Obama.  I saw very few red armbands, it was a virtual sea of blue.  Every time Obama won a state there was a cheer, and when he was declared president the place erupted.  Remember, these are businesspeople.  You can look at McCain’s stance on trade versus Obama’s, but the people here were clearly more interested in America’s long-term reputation in the world than they were any short-term economic considerations.