The current US election makes parody obsolete

And Ms. Davis suggested that her experience running an escort service made her the candidate best prepared to reform the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

“The key difference between the M.T.A. and my former escort agency is I operated one set of books and I offered on-time and reliable service,” Ms. Davis said to laughter and applause.

The current US election doesn’t even need to be parodied. From the New York Gubernatorial debate farce that produced the above quote to the Republican candidate for Nevada, Sharon Agle telling Hispanic student association members that they “look more asian” to her.

You couldn’t make this shit up. Makes me wonder whether the underlying strategy for dealing with illegal immigration is to make the US such a basket case that Mexico will start building a fence to protect themselves.