Therumancer said:
I've said my piece, I'm pretty much done in this thread. I am well aware that many are going to disagree with me.
I think it is because you know in your heart that you're not exactly right.
To be more blunt, my wind comment was meant to say that you're the one showing poor sportmanship, not that one or the other party is winning.
The success of america will not depend on whether right wing or left wing wins, it depends on how many capable and virtuous people are elected. Many of bushes decisions were disastrous for the US economy. Some of Obama's decisions look like they might not be the best either, but it's too early to tell.
But when a joke is made about a bad performance of a politician, it's ok to just laugh, rather than seeing it as a battle of us vs. them.