Oh, I prefer the Democrats to the Republicans too, kendall. Nevertheless, I feel that the game is fixed. It's fixed in Canada also, but some of our political parties are a little less harmful than others when in power...I think....(?) ;-) At any rate, I've stopped letting it deprive me of sleep and ruin my day. I prefer thinking about things I can actually DO something meaningful about, and which are also enjoyable. ;-) Like music, cooking, friends, the birds and the chipmunk, learning new things, my hobbies, good books, etc...

The ruling political system will still be here when I'm dead and gone, and it will still be a bad joke just like it is now. I intend to have a joyful life while I am here regardless of that.