On Mon, 06 Apr 2015 23:30:14 +0100, Doctor John wrote:

> On 06/04/15 22:18, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> 
>> Hey, at least you're in the UK, where election season is short.  Try
>> living in the US, where the election cycle extends past the time people
>> are actually in office (seriously, electioneering here seems to start 5
>> years before the start of a 4 year term, or 7 years before the start of
>> a 6 year term).
>> 
>> 
> You have a point there. Maybe a fraction exaggerated, but yeah, I can
> guess what it feels like.

I wish it were an exaggeration.  No fib - we started to have speculation 
and people starting to make noise about running in 2016 in 2011 (and 
earlier).  The 24-hour news channels have fueled a lot of it (more than 
most of the politicians) with rampant speculation about who's going to 
run, and that starts for the next election before the last one is even in 
the bag.
 
> To quote one of your countrymen: 'A politician is an arse [English
> spelling] upon which everyone has sat but a man.

LOL

Jim




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"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and 
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw

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