(Long) Is there any PB&J left in our modern political sandwich?

[Ombligo]

Sekker, this is one of the better posts I have seen on MRF in a long time. I hope it does lead to some thought-out replies. I'm not going to respond at present as I want some time to reflect on what you have written and gather my thoughts.

I will say I agree with most of your basic premises. To further your PBJ analogy, we have the sandwich, except it is now using banana nut bread instead of good old Wonder.