Do You, or Have You Ever, Lived in the United States? Then You Are a Filthy Criminal.

[KukriKhan]

You mean there's hope and change?

Heh, yeah. The two things all pollies run on. Always.

What candidate in his right mind would campaign on "Everything's Fine; Up with the Status Quo!" ?

Our dark side warns us to eye leaders for any sign of despotism. Yet, our equally strong bright side (optimism, bordering on naïveté) assures us that leaders are just (wo)men, the same as us, and probably intend to do no harm, the same as us.