Thanks Theone, I am doing well. To answer your first question, I absolutely believe that Trump was targeted and shot in Butler. The why is a complicated question. Why are people in the spotlight targeted by whackos? Why did Mark Chapman kill John Lennon? But I do believe the rhetoric coming from the Democrats and "Never Trumpers" who all say that Trump is a "clear and present" threat to democracy motivates whackos to act. All you hear is that if Trump is elected, he will become a dictator (despite our government's system of checks and balances designed by the founding fathers). Former US Representative Liz Cheney has publicly said she will do "whatever it takes" to keep Trump out of the White House. Ms Cheney, please tell me your definition of "whatever it takes." Is there an upper limit?

"Are all politicians bad people, habitual liars, or deceitful? Or are they just good old-fashioned bullshitters?"

I believe that most are a combination of all the above. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Those who get the power put themselves into an ivory tower of elitism. The "elites" believe it is their duty to guide us. Google former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's debate on populism at the Oxford Union. Which side do you choose?

"I don't believe most politicians in the two major parties lie on purpose."

You have a good heart Theone. But I have to disagree with you on this one. I absolutely believe that politicians will lie to your face. We see it every day. Our illustrious forum leader, Les jumped into the political pool. We need him to tell us if he found it to be a pool of lies.

Once upon a time we were protected by journalists who would expose the lies coming from either major party. Now we find the major news outlets to be nothing more than the propaganda arm of their affiliated party. I call BS on this. It's tough to do so, because it forces me to dig through the BS in search of the truth. But at the end of the day it's better to do my own homework.