Originally Posted by Wes Mantooth

I don't know Tully, I agree that it will take some kind of massive shift in our society to get the ball rolling but it very well could also come from something as simple as one to many political scandals or simply electing a string of out of touch, incompetent Presidents. The American public isn't as stupid as it lets on sometimes and they are only going to put up with the same bullshit for so long (the aproval rating for congress is abysmal right now for example). A well run campaign by a third party that represents common sense and not wacky ideology complete with a rock star like candidate might do pretty well even in todays political climate.