Elections

I was speaking last night to a Spaniard about upcoming elections in Spain and the United States. I thought some of what he said was interesting, including his observation that Spanish elections don't matter that much, and American elections have a lot more sway over the people here than their own elections, since the US president "essentially runs the planet," or something along those lines. He also said that because US policies are so influential over people's lives here, many Europeans think that they should be able to vote in our elections. I thought that was funny.

Edit 1-20-08:
I'm pretty sure he was at least half joking. Maybe 65% joking.