Wow! Much of the stuff posted in this forum is really nasty. Back and forth, yadda-yadda...with seldom a mention of the real issues facing the country. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised--the campaign committees and loyalists of both candidates seem to be doing the same thing in their expensive ad campaigns.

If one were to read all the stuff posted here, on other political blogs, in the candidate's ads, etc., it would be easy to conclude that our choice is between...

An inexperienced, Marxist, Muslim member of the eastern establishment elite who surrounds himself with criminal, militantly religious, violently radical leftist associates and has accomplished nothing of any purpose in his life.

or...

An aging four-time cancer survivor who is manipulated and financed by the social and religious conservatives, whose campaign platform and every publicly-spoken word is being scripted by a group of powerful lobbyists who represent a variety of special interests, and whose ability to complete even one four-year term in office is in question.

If one were to listen and read the invectives being put forth regarding these candidates, that seems to be our choice.

Maybe now that General David Petraeus is back in the U.S., maybe he could organize a military coups and take over as the benevolent dictator of our republic. If one were to believe all that is being said and written, that might appear to be a pretty attractive choice.