Good post Bill. I think I see things the same way. The only thing I might dispute is your last statement that you don't see anybody too happy with any of it. I think you might find some pretty happy very wealthy people; and some happy CEO's. They got pretty much what ever they wanted in the past 7 yrs. The problem? Get people to vote for the leaders and not the one or two issues they favor. If a guy is anti-abortion he can't get elected in some places even if his policies are perfect in every other way; same for pro-choice people. You can see a couple issues that kill a candidacy and for what? Something that decides nothing and helps no one. A guy who is against praying in school but has good policies on everything else and he loses an election??? Thats BS.