Obama or Clinton - It's still history in the making

[Chatmaster]

Here is whom I would like to see, with their standpoints.

Political Parties and Leaders
ANC - Jacob Zuma
DA - Hellen Zille
IFP - Mangosuthu Buthelezi
UDM - Bantu Holomisa
ID - Patricia de Lille
ACDP - Rev. Dr. Kenneth Meshoe
FFP - Pieter Mulder
NDC - Ziba Jiyane

Views
Abortion
Scorpions
BEE
HIV/Aids (Health)
Rape (Non-violence to women)
Economic growth
Income tax
Public transport
Crime
Arms deal
Zimbabwe
Floor crossing
Fire arms legislation
Name changes (Cities, streets etc.)
Education
Agriculture

[duncan drennan]

Political Parties and Leaders
ANC - Jacob Zuma
DA - Hellen Zille
IFP - Mangosuthu Buthelezi
UDM - Bantu Holomisa
ID - Patricia de Lille
ACDP - Rev. Dr. Kenneth Meshoe
FFP - Pieter Mulder
NDC - Ziba Jiyane

Maybe we should put together a list of ten, and email them all and ask them to come and answer here on The Forum SA. Most interesting thing will be to see who responds.

[Chatmaster]

Well I am sure that the ANC will cause us a bit of homework. JZ has had so many change in opinions and Thabo just keeps quite. So it will be a pretty complicated thing to get an accurate view from them.

[Dave A]

We could develop a questionaire and have a "don't care" option for each question. If any of our victims highly respected political leaders fail to respond to our survey, we'll allocate them to the "don't care" option match

[Graeme]

What is the difference between Democrats and Republicans in the USA context? I'm asking about party policy now, not the preferences of individual candidates. For example, I always thought Republicans stood for less Government, and yet G W Bush has hugely expanded it. In my ignorance I used to think the difference was a straightforward verlig/verkramp divide, but this does not seem to be so; both parties have their left and right wings - so where DO the parties differ?

[Dr KGNKhumalo]

America is not ready for either!

Having said that I feel there is a wind of change sweeping across that land. The ordinary people seem to want change. Guided or controlled change. The establishment may not want this event. Woman or Black President.

Republicans hmmm? Their current record has nt been pleasant for the population. So I am nt rooting for them.

[Dave A]

What is the difference between Democrats and Republicans in the USA context? I'm asking about party policy now, not the preferences of individual candidates.

Do they even have party policies? I know the two parties have different electoral procedures, and I believe that the difference between how the electoral colleges are made up is the source of the naming. But the individual member has enormous discretion in terms of policy.