Yesterday morning, we had a short orientation session (by short, I mean over two hours) dedicated solely to politics and social/economic issues in Britain. Lord Taverne, a Labour MP and former Treasury Minister who left the Labour Party to help establish the Social Democratic Party, led the discussions. Very engaging man - originally a lawyer, he was appointed Queen’s Counsel and was recently appointed to House of Lords (kind of like Senate in America). He embodies exactly how I envisioned older British men: tall, sort of lanky, distinguished-looking, speaks really quickly, no-nonsense kind of guy. It was really interesting to hear firsthand what people here think of America. In sum, our government is largely unpopular (surprise, right?). Palin’s existence in our politics is simply baffling, although McCain - while not by any means liked - is
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