11/11

Of course a single party is unlikely to come about or to last very long.

Except in countries that are still Communist; those are the only nations that have a single party system to the best of my knowledge.  Orwell's 1984 also had a single party, but that's a work of fiction...or is it?

I still like the idea of having more than two  parties to choose from, and we do but the smaller parties never get any traction.  All the money flows to either the Democrats or the Republicans and the lesser heard voices are never funded to the extent they should be.  The Greens and the Libertarians don't have a chance and we're at a point where the big guys seem to want to put the interests of the Party before the best interests of the country.  There is a reluctance for many congressmen to cross the aisle and compromise to make decisions and I don't know why that is.  It would be a ballsy move for the reasonable congressmen of both parties to drop out and form a new third party but I'm not holding my breath.

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I just checked my news app, and it seems the Caravan is still on track.

Indeed it is but I think Uncle Ken is correct in pointing out that it's a big deal because Trump is making so much of it.  There have been caravans before and they seemed to have been dealt with without any high drama but I could be wrong.  What is strange is that Trump hasn't said much recently about that caravan but he is not known for his long attention span unless it involves Hillary, Obama, or the 2016 election.

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Happy Veterans Day to Mr. Beagles although I don't think "happy" is the right word.  I've always liked this holiday the best because it's the only holiday that I've ever earned.