The Two Party System

There is nothing wrong with the two party system.

The problem is the leadership (or lack of same!) in either party.

The biggest contributor to the lack of leadership is the WAY that we elect our "representatives."

If we were to institute total public financing for all elections, we would vastly diminish the ability of the BIGS (Big Oil, Big Pharma, etc.) to buy the candidate of THEIR choice.

The second thing we could do is eliminate 90% of the "Executive Privilege" that allows corrupt administrations like this one to hide things like our national Energy Plan from the public...the people it affects!

The candidates will spend, in all, over one billion dollars to get elected next year.

It's a $400,000/year job! With 8 years in office that amounts to $3,200,000.

They certainly aren't in it for the money.

So, why do they do it?

POWER! Any candidate that says they are looking for public service is full of s**t.

They want power and that power SHOULD be coming from "We The People!"

But it's not.

Until we can put an end to the corruption of money by the BIGS and K street, we will continue to lose our country to evil people like Bush/Cheney.

Can you imagine Guliani being willing to give up any of the powers that our Idiot-in-Chief has usurped?

The only ones that might actually DO SOMETHING about this disparity have been effectively sidelined because they don't have the same access to the BIGS as the "mainstream" candidates.

Perhaps a third party IS the way to go.

BUT...think about this.
1. A Republican Senate by 1 vote
2. A Democratic House by 30 votes.
3. An Independent Prez and VP.

Can you say GRIDLOCK?

I don't know the answer...but I'm beginning to understand the question.

We should all look at the truth of the situation and try to come up with a realistic answer while we still are "We The People."

Before it's too late!