"Amen Chorus of cynicism" (yawn) Who cares what you think about that, Ron? I would still vote for Obama anyway now if I were in the USA to do so, so what difference does it make if I think his party is a sad joke and I think the Republicans are too? It wouldn't stop me from participating in the exercise as you do and casting my vote. I will continue to call the corrupt duopoly in the USA a sham if I want to, because that's exactly what it is. It's a single oligarchy that plays off the power and the perks between 2 competitive teams, like in a football league. Both teams want like hell to win, but they both serve the oligarchy.

Football teams need fans, and the Democrats have you while the Republicans have DougR. Ra! Ra! Ra! Have fun at the game, okay? I enjoy watching the spectacle, but I am not so naive as to think it's what it pretends to be: a genuine democracy.