I'm struggling today to keep from going into a deep funk. How the hell can a completely unqualified clown be the candidate of a major party? How can this election even be close? I despair for our country

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