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I’m so glad the American elections are almost over. The personal attacks from both sides have been horrendous – I’ve heard very little “why you should vote for me”; the majority of ads have been “why you should not vote for ___ – s\/he is bad, stupid, incompetent, a liar….” The venom spewed from both parties is shameful. Now it’s time to choose between the lesser of two evils and be done with it – I’m off to vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m so glad the American elections are almost over. 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