Election day.

[LotsaBadKarma]

It strikes me that our system of elections can best be summed up by comparing it to the mistaken notion that it is possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.

[jgiffin]

George Carlin asked why the hell we can choose 31 flavors of ice cream from Baskin-Robbins but only two political parties in elections.

If he'd have lived another couple years, he'd probably have commented on how much the chocolate is starting to taste like vanilla.

[BikerDude]

A dog and pony show.
The illusion of choice.
And yet average everyday folks get downright adamant in their support of one or the other carpet bagger that would rather see them all working minimum wage.
Mission accomplished.
"Thank you sir may I have another."

[Reverend Al]

A dog and pony show.
The illusion of choice...

Ain't that the truth!  It doesn't matter who the President is, or anyone else in Washington D.C. for that matter.  They're all liars who are working for their own personal agendas and selfish interests, and they don't give a fuck about the general public.  I'm tired of voting for whoever I think might be the lesser of two evils instead of voting for the person I think will do the best job, and I might not vote at all in 2016.

[jgiffin]

When a government has degenerated this completely, there are only two options: (1) Revolution; and (2) Expatriation. Either there is a critical mass of people sufficiently aggrieved to bring about revolution or you find yourself in a valiant minority and get the fuck out. True, a third option is to just stay and deal with it. But if that's an option, then the situation isn't completely broken.