I have held the opinion for some time, reinforced lately, and perhaps expressed earlier, that the crop of GOP candidates were singularly uninspiring. They are, collectively, the dregs of a formerly formidable party, headed by a Fascist - I use that term advisedly - and supported by fascist wannabes.

The GOP offers nothing for the benefit of the country - absolutely nothing - and I used to support their presence as a balance to the progressiveness of the Democrats. Unfortunately, that is definitively no longer the case. It astounds me that they have as much support as they maintain, given their rank incompetence, but then, old habits die hard. The GOP is to politics what smoking is to one's health.

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich