The Editor:   Has the new year been OK, LL ?

Muckraker Cat:   It has been pretty good so far.   Alabama held their nose and voted a DemocRAT for U.S. Senator instead of a crooked Republican ex judge.  Speaking of ex judges here is one trying to change the Georgia law that gives the voters a fighting chance against crooked politicians.

http://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/investigations/disgraced-former-ga-judge-behind-push-to-abolish-judicial-watchdog-group/85-303205441

Here is a case going before the Supreme Court  that will decide how much water Atlanta gets to take from Lake Lanier.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2018/01/07/Supreme-Court-to-hear-Florida-Georgia-Apalachicola-water-case/2741515342869/?utm_source=sec&utm_campaign=sl&utm_medium=11

The Northern California District Court is at it again.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2018/01/10/Federal-judge-blocks-Trumps-attempt-to-let-DACA-expire-for-current-recipients/9941515560369/?utm_source=fp&utm_campaign=ls&utm_medium=2

Here are a couple of definitions for politicians.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/politician

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/politician

I want to compare politicians to buzzards, but buzzards serve a purpose in the natural order of the environment.  Politicians hold committee meetings and ” group get togethers ” so individual blame is impossible to assign.

https://www.thespruce.com/fun-facts-about-vultures-385520