After returning from Beijing, I can say without a doubt that the most exciting news event during the month of August was the sporting competition available at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Despite minor revelations in American politics and even an entire 5 day war in the Caucasus, August belonged to the world’s best athletes (baseball excluded).
But now that September has arrived, the only event that will matter from here on out until November is the United States Presidential election. The tickets are finally set: on the Democratic side, we have Senators Barack Obama for President and Joe Biden for Vice President. The Republican party has nominated Senator John McCain and Governor Sarah Palin as their hopefuls for President.
Because of the significance of the US Election for world politics, this website will devote most of September, October and the beginning of November to coverage of the Presidential elections. Other issues, such as Georgia, world oil prices, etc. will still be monitored, but primary coverage will be focused on the US race.
