[Rodney King]

And so now it all comes full circle. We get told we're not supposed to vote third-party, because the Democrats will win; that if you want to move things further to the right, do it in the GOP primaries. Now we're not supposed to vote "too conservative" in the GOP primaries, because otherwise McCain will be the nominee. So the upshot is, unless we're willing to color outside the lines that have been presented to us by the party hacks, we'll still have to dance to their tune. Sorry, but this cycle needs to be broken somewhere.

The circle is not broken. The circle has always been one big con job to convince people who beleive in things not to vote for candidates who believe in things.

[inquest]

The circle is not broken. The circle has always been one big con job to convince people who beleive in things not to vote for candidates who believe in things.

The way to break it is to make more people aware of that fact. The more people simply up and decide they're not going to play the game anymore, the more the hacks will have to bring themselves to heel. It's so simple, but apparently too complicated for so many people around here.