Vidals assessment of Democrats is a bit rosey, I think. This reflects the average dishonesty in politics though. An equally rosey picture of Republicans or equa

Vidals assessment of Democrats is a bit rosey, I think. This reflects the average dishonesty in politics though. An equally rosey picture of Republicans or equally bleak picture of Democrats (or both) would've made better sense in an honest reflection. The rest of this is pretty spot on, and your assessment of my sentiment was spot on.