Or I should say, I'm back. I am back from the land of utter disgust, disdain, disappointment and some despair. U.S. politics is in the gutter, has been for a time but is getting worse seemingly all the time. Is this a reflection of the world's society? Maybe but it is definitely a U.S. phenomena that is about to take a great turn depending on the free and open (ah, well somewhat open) elections the greatest country in the world is so well known for. Bull biscuits! The fanaticism of the extremists in the United States has reached a fever pitch and we will see what the public, in part and the divisive, manipulating partisan political machine will decide in the next election.