"think the meaness is a resentment at the insult of being offered, as a serious contender for the Executive BRanch of th enation, an individual who is all potential and no substance."
Hmmm....I think the meaness is because several Democrat Mudcatters thought they were about to lose what is turning out to be a pretty meaningless election.

Events on the finincial front have well and truly overshadowed the election circus.
These events should make it clear to all voters, not just those in the USA, how unimportant the political parties are. The $ystem is what matters to the string pullers. To save the $ystem everything and anything is on the table....and by that I mean our jobs, our savings, maybe even our lives...Ake