[Finny]

It's exactly this sort of mentality that guarantees tyranical majorities in Congress no matter which party wins.

But as Theo R. points out, liberals smile when people talk of a "conservative" third party. Theo R. fails to add that they smile just as broadly when guys like Theo R. desperately cling (as I did for years) to the fantasy that Republicans aren't on the same page of amoral government tyranny as the Democrats and that voting for the likes of Jeb and Romney isn't every bit as nuts as voting for a Democrat.

Meanwhile, American Democrats who are sick of what their party is doing but who think Republicans are worse, and Republicans who are sick of what their party is doing but who think Democrats are worse, are RIPE for becoming united behind a common goal of limited government independent of EITHER tainted, stinky, stained party.

Truly, such stubbornly stupid, frightened, risk-averse Republicans who insist that "third party is suicide!" are MORE DANGEROUS to American freedom than liberal Democrats. At least the Democrats are up front about what they want to do in office, and when Democrats vote for Democrats, they know what they're voting for and their candidates deliver. When Republicans vote for Republicans, it is a TOTAL CRAP SHOOT as to what that Repubican stands for or will do once in office.

The time is RIPE for a third party.

[OneWingedShark]

It's exactly this sort of mentality that guarantees tyranical majorities in Congress no matter which party wins.^*

But as Theo R. points out, liberals smile when people talk of a "conservative" third party. Theo R. fails to add that they smile just as broadly when guys like Theo R. desperately cling (as I did for years) to the fantasy that Republicans aren't on the same page of amoral government tyranny as the Democrats and that voting for the likes of Jeb and Romney isn't every bit as nuts as voting for a Democrat.

Meanwhile, American Democrats who are sick of what their party is doing but who think Republicans are worse, and Republicans who are sick of what their party is doing but who think Democrats are worse, are RIPE for becoming united behind a common goal of limited government independent of EITHER tainted, stinky, stained party.

^* I have a brochure for that as well. It's a little bit esoteric (being based on the lore/background of the tabletop Warhammer 40,000) but does illustrate the mentality [and perhaps vision] of our ruling caste:

IN THE GRIM DARKNESS OF THE FAR FUTURE THERE IS ONLY GOVERNMENT.
	Washington 40,000 [Direct Link]