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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth
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To: geode00 who wrote (143299)10/26/2008 1:51:13 PM
From: Kevin Rose  Read Replies (2) of 173976
 
I think that a strong candidate - a Barack-like candidate - must break with both parties and run as an independent. This would have been the perfect cycle for that sort of run - a 'throw ALL the bums out' campaign.

Perot had the right idea, but was the wrong guy to pull it off.

Either that, or some catastrophic Whig-like implosion of one of the parties might open the door.

Otherwise, it will be mostly mediocre candidates - with the too-often unqualified Palin and disastrous Bush - and a choice of the lesser of two evils.

I think if Obama wins, he should renounce his party affiliation and declare himself an independent. That will never happen, but he would show himself to be a true statesman. Probably more likely that McCain would do it - he ain't gonna run for a second term, and his party doesn't like him much anyway...
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