[tommix2]

Lamb says the country is almost evenly divided. We do not know that. It is all based on polls that are presented as if they were reliable. The polsters sell these polls as if they were reliable, and some of the sponsors of the polls have an agenda, and may skew the poll results. The polls are mostly based on telephone interviews which excludes all voters who cannot be reached on the phone. People who have answering machines, people with caller ID, people who are usually out, are not likely to be included in the poll.
In other words, generally, busy people are not included in the polling.
So let us remember that the poll results may be way off.

[ARCADIA]

Lamb says the country is almost evenly divided. We do not know that. It is all based on polls that are presented as if they were reliable.

If it is evenly divided then it is probably 90% frustrated pro-American Republicans, and 90% frustrated pro-American Democrats. I have more faith in the values and culture of Americans, then I do in the corrupt political machinery that purports to represent them. Much of the polling simply captures the propaganda spewed on the latest news stories; beyond that there is a lot of room for common ground. We hate them because they supported Clinton, and they hate us because we supported GW; yet both sides only supported these people because it was the only practical choice presented to them.

Whether we call ourselves liberals, or conservatives, we all live under the same rules; we work together, play together, and share in a popular culture. We all care about our future and the prospects for our children and grandchildren. Perhaps it is time we start calling ourselves simply Americans again and tell all of our dysfunctional, divisive, self-serving parties to take a hike.