"... although in general my sympathies tend to favour a conservative view of things, despite that I really can't stand the Republican party... there's an almost absurd sadness to their backward looking ways... then again I can't stand the Democrats either... just as bad after their own fashion... I suppose I understand that it would be hard to make politics work without partisan affiliations and ideological factions... still, I find associating with either more than a bit galling... their silliness has the unfortunate effect of reminding one that there's something decidedly delusional about democracy..."