Replying to a message of Michael Aurelio to Bob Klahn:

 MA> Let's not get distracted from the fact that both major political
 MA> parties have lost their way.

Can't argue with that.  Neither of the two major parties cares about anything
other than getting its people in office and keeping them there.  IMO the
difference between the two parties is whether this country is going to walk
itself into a totalitarian dictatorship (Democrooks) or run there (Republicrooks).

Over 2,000 years ago somebody noted that democracy ends when the people 
discover that they can vote themselves benefits.  The people of this country
discovered that fact about half a century ago and have spent that time electing
whichever 'representatives' promise to give them more of the )taxpayer's) pie.

--- FleetStreet 1.19+