The fact that it's legal for individuals of influence and corporations to donate to candidates and parties (yeah I understand the non-direct payment legalities of corporations and unions, but those seem to be easily skirted when looking at financing), makes for a system that obviously doesn't meet the needs of the people, but the corporations. It's legal bribery, and greed wins. That and a two party system (Ross Perot was the only serious independent in my memory... really, Ross Perot?). Kodos and Kang knew the game.

Unfortunately it's a system that leads to being completely dominated by corporate welfare. Lobbying should be illegal. It should be criminal. So should SuperPACs (and that's not just a US issue).

Never mind the fact that an election takes 2 years, that there are ways to blacklist groups of potential voters to skew votes, or that politicians can change election boundaries in ridiculous manners that benefit their party. To name a few.

https://mic.com/articles/118598/7-facts-from-the-around-the-world-show-how-absurd-america-s-elections-really-are

United Corporations of America! (and the people)

Geesh, this is the second day in a row where I've posted general negativity towards the US. Apologies Americans, I swear I have no hate towards you in general. Just some policies.

Must be a regional thing.

Dr. Coxon calls forgetting the word for something a brain freeze. Miss C. calls is it a brain cramp. Around here we call it a brain fart. ;^}

This is so lovely. It is nice to read kind comments from people!

It is sad that so few people even noticed the cat, and only one person petted her. OK, as commuters they probably had a lot on their minds - but how much time and effort does it take to pet a kitty?

this is a cool story

Looks just like my KitKat!

Awww, Lucas is a cutie.

Thanks. I'll be spending the rest of the day singing Nirvana. . .

Hamilton, Ontario has an all-stand-up channel - Funny 820 AM. It's terrible most of the time, but it has one.

Edna ought to visit City hall and claw the crap out of them people

What a beautiful - and clever - cat! Malt sure likes that bun-bun. I've never had a cat who developed such an attachment to a toy or other object.

Better ghost peppers than ghost apples.

I lived in Atlanta for 19 years—and worked down the street from this building—and never heard of this place! Thanks for this story.