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To: tejek who wrote (280752)	3/18/2006 8:25:46 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1572177

re: And then it dawned on me what my problem with a third party is. As it works in this country, a third party is intended to promote issues that are not covered by the main parties. I don't think that's true. Same issues, but no dogma baggage... just pragmatic solutions. re: But we have a bigger problem.......we have a system of governance that has stop functioning properly.......who's goal is not to meet the needs of its people but to satisfy the goals of an ideology. Yeah, and the Reps may be more responsible right now, but essentially the problem has developed under both parties. Look at the Dems, nobody is standing up to say "this is morally wrong, this is not America. They are professionals, brought up through the political farm system, where they are trained to cater to special interests, not citizens. re: I don't see how a third party can change that. They would not have the clout. 1/3 of the population calls themselves "independent", not Dem or Rep. That's a base. You don't think a great candidate, without the dogma rhetoric, with some real solutions, could draw people from the Dems and Reps? A Ross Perot without the weirdness? It would probably have to be top down a Presidential candidate followed by the local politicians. re: And let me repeat, Barack has the magic. The Dems could do much worse than run him for president. And in two years, I think he will have enough experience to run the country. OBAMA for PRESIDENT! If not more experience than Bush, certainly more quality experience. I don't see a better Dem candidate. He could really get people excited to vote... he could bring together a new progressive movement. I see a little Kennedy in him, in a totally different way. I think the country is ready for a brand new face, and some new ideas. John