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We're talking about politicians here. All promises are empty, corruption is a certainty (whether current or eventual), and hidden agendas assumed and expected. The certainty of this fact transcends political parties and dogma.

The last time the U.S. had a highly intelligent, reasonably honest president who actually seemed to care about public service (James Earl Carter), it was a total disaster.

The only thing interesting about the current election is that the US electorate has an opportunity to put a significantly different agenda into power. The faces fronting the agendas are meaningless.

In politics, I've always been a big believer in change. And by that I mean: Vote out all incumbents. Always. Even if they seem to agree with you. The more entrenched they are, the more comfortable they are with manipulating the apparatus of power for their own ends.