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Telluride · 07-05-2007, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by host

Telluride, you've framed your response, and then your question in a measured and reasonable way....and of course, I do not disagree with you. If you are saying that the "history" of the malfeasance of both parties is grounds, at this time, to embrace alternative parties, I don't see that as practical or in the best interests of the majority. The democrats, before this year, did not control the house since Jan., 1995, and the senate, since Jan. 2003. IMO, our country is in a crisis of confidence in it's national leadership...and the only near term hope to mitigate it is to restore checks and balances, via renewal of oversight and accountability of the executive branch by the congress. The congress is now led by a democratic party majority. The house speaker and key senate and house committees are recently led by, so far.... inquisitive, deliberative, methodical, and....when appropriate....aggressive, no nonsense, congressmen and senators. They seem headed in a direction that will reveal whether the DOJ can ever again, under this president, function as the investigative and enforcement agency of the people of the United States, or only of the dictates of the executive branch....and sooner than I would have predicted. It's the wrong time to look elsewhere for a political remedy, IMO.

We deserve better than we've gotten. Use the democrats in the short term, to unseat as many republicans as possible, in November, 2008. Then, if they disappoint, back whoever you prefer in the 2010 mid-term elections. I see no other way to change course as quickly as is needed.....

The problem is that politicians from both parties are already disappointing me and have been doing so for quite some time. Both have worked to increase the size/power of government and both have waged war on people and nations that didn't attack us. My goal is not to simply kick a certain party out of office. It's to kick politicians with certain views out of office regardless of which political party they belong to.

As far as the presidential election goes, the only candidate that I actually like so far is Ron Paul. I don't care much for the rest of the Republican hopefuls, nor am I impressed with any of the Democratic favorites for the nomination. It's certainly possible that some other good, honorable leaders will throw their hats into the arena...but, as it stands, Ron Paul is the only current candidate that I will vote for. If he doesn't get the GOP nomination - and "the powers that be" will probably make sure that he doesn't - I will vote third party. I will be using this same approach for elections for other offices.