"Whomever doesn't die wins" increasingly seems to be the rule for elections given the blood-thirsty state of politics these days.
@quadraphonic--
Actually, now that I think of it, likening Mum's current hubby to a dog was a bit over the top. See, dogs are *useful* creatures to humanity. I've known (even raised) dogs who are far more civil, good-natured and unslovenly than this guy!
Edit add: Perhaps he can be re-trained.........
dmargalotti beat me to it--
Soon ¢om¢a$t's influence will be strong upon NBC's programming division, and the whole network will devolve into a bunch of ads for the cable company, mark my words.