Jeez...welcome to the real world, buddy.

Despite historical ideals which are supposedly entrenched in democracy,
politically speaking, America has become a plutocracy, and all of those who
are paying any attention at all know this. I love being an American, but I
cast suspicion on those who aspire to the highest offices of power. Whether
politically on the right or left, whatever party they claim to come from,
they all talk alike and act alike as far as I can tell. They rally behind
"causes" and appeal to the common person to get a vote, but the real strings
are being held from farther above.

The nature of politics is not to represent the people at large; it's to
protect and further those who have the same interests as the people who are
paying for the campaigns. IMO, the main difference between the two main
political parties in the United States is that one party is not apologetic
about it, and the other is. The effect is the same, however... money talks,
etc. etc.

I would never want to be the president of the United States. Talk about
trying to nail Jello to a wall. How hard would it be to try and effectively
represent a rag-tag group of 280,000,000 million people who are comprised of
generations of natives, immigrants, and generations of their progeny-- all
of these replete with a kazillion traditions, languages, ideals, religions
and cultures-- and make everyone happy?

Jackie