US politics is a frustrating thing, and to think many people think of the US as being a shining example of democracy. We, the people, mostly vote for who will benefit us the most, but in the US the majority are very much coin-fed and have much more traditional views than over here in the UK.

I'm glad I don't live there as I like half the policies/ideologies of each party. I'm not a socialist and I'm not a gun slinger.

Another crazy thing is states like California have voted in stupid laws stopping themselves raising taxes which means they can't dig themselves out of the holes they've dug.