Dear Registered German Voter in Hessen,

In my last entry, I suggested, tongue-in-cheek, that one consider voting for Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel. In the meantime, reports of the candidate have been brought to my attention that make the poor lad appear a bit of a twit (among the more harmless yet embarrassing being his weak attempts to exude some of that Obama flair).

I'm not going to suggest for whom you should vote. Being American by birth (Texan by the grace of God), I can't even vote here! But please open your ears to all information and choose wisely when voting on January 18th.

May the best leader win!