“Third parties don’t work as power blocks in the US. The best they do is generate ideas and concepts that the major parties adapt.”
Apparently both major parties are adopting their ideas from the same groups, and they aren’t the groups with the “smaller government” ideas, that’s for sure. Or even the ones with the “Hey, let’s follow the US Constitution!” ideas, either.
A vote for McCain, when one didn’t agree with his policies, was a wasted vote. At least a vote for a third-party candidate would be vote on principle, and it may have sent a message to the GOP that we won’t tolerate candidates of McCain/Bush ilk.
I voted to give Sarah Palin a chance at being VP. I don’t consider it a wasted vote at all. Better than not voting and giving Obama the nod like a whole lot of GOP voters seem to have done by the number of people who didn’t vote.
Personally rather go down fighting for half a glass of water than die of thirst, myself. Might still die, but if I won, there would be less damage to undo later.