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Every four years the American citizens are presented with the opportunity to voice their opinions regarding our country's leadership and this always leads to a spirited exchange of ideas from two opposing sides; The Democate versus the Pepublicans. But recently this conflict of ideals has spilled out from behind the debate platforms and onto the streets. Tongue in cheek warfare with political signs has always been fair game, but even this staple of party support has escalated in the weeks leading up to our historic 2008 election. Gone are the days where placing your party's sign in front of the other party's sign was enough; sign warfare has escalated into defacment and in some cases, downright theft.

But perhaps what speaks louder than the stolen political signs themselves, is the way in which the previous owners deal with their problem:

Conclusion: Democrats will invariably try to solve a problem by throwing money at it, whereas Republicans will just as quickly shoot it. If this isn't a perfect example of our country's two-party political system in action, then I don't know what is.