"The sad thing is, I really don't believe we'd have been much better with either of our presidential alternatives: I think Gore would have found a completely different way to bungle things after 9/11 and make someone miserable (probably us) and Kerry would probably have really fouled up the occupation...yes, even more than Bush."

You can't go to war with the President you'd like to have, only the one you've got.

In all seriousness, I know this is just an opinion but what could you possibly base this on?

I wish there are laws that protect the customer... splitting up a company doesn't really relieve this particular problem. It's disheartening to see that lawmakers are actually passing laws such as UCITA, without considering consumer rights.