fudge, again, you said it better than i ever could. amen!
as far as i'm concerned, this country should, could, can and MUST do a whole lot better with the candidates we send up to be the #1 american figurehead, er, president!
what's scary to me is that democrats and republicans are so into filleting each other that neither side sees who's REALLY running the show -- some very scary lobbyists for a HANDFUL of megacorporations. no, i am NOT attacking big business -- businesses are in the businesses of making money, and i'm all for that. i draw the line, though, when it's corporate lobbyists and PACs that are *running the country* and BUYING government policy!