Galloway
I am not as in touch with Senate proceedings, etc..., but I always remember them being rather...well...dull affairs. Okay, they weren't really, but there was a certain amount of civility in a way to proceedings. US election campaigns tend to involve rallies which simply surround the candidates with loyal fans so each one is essentially a giant political love-in. The recent General Election featured 3 weeks of hard campaigning, and every day there was a new interview or television appearance where all the candidates and their respective cabinet memebers got a right good grilling from the public about tough issues.
I'm not 100% on just what Galloway's about, although I do know he left Labour and started the Respect party (which he won a seat for) because of disagreements over the Iraq situation. I'm sure if I looked into it more, I wouldn't be a huge fan of his, but I love the way he just went on a tirade in the Senate hearings. It was a brilliant clash of cultures, the Senate commision seeming a bit...aghast at the venom he was spewing their way. A US Senator wouldn't last a day in British parliament, and an MP would probably be frustrated and shushed into submission in the Senate. Calm roll calls and speeches in the Senate don't even compare to the fiery accusations hurled at every party and person in Parliament, with back benchers regularly cheering or booing or hissing, the opposition party rebutting everything from across a small table. It's how politics should be, I think.
Sod all the posturing and correctness. Just get in their faces.
I'm not 100% on just what Galloway's about, although I do know he left Labour and started the Respect party (which he won a seat for) because of disagreements over the Iraq situation. I'm sure if I looked into it more, I wouldn't be a huge fan of his, but I love the way he just went on a tirade in the Senate hearings. It was a brilliant clash of cultures, the Senate commision seeming a bit...aghast at the venom he was spewing their way. A US Senator wouldn't last a day in British parliament, and an MP would probably be frustrated and shushed into submission in the Senate. Calm roll calls and speeches in the Senate don't even compare to the fiery accusations hurled at every party and person in Parliament, with back benchers regularly cheering or booing or hissing, the opposition party rebutting everything from across a small table. It's how politics should be, I think.
Sod all the posturing and correctness. Just get in their faces.