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It's 'whining' with one 'n' and 'you're', not 'your'. Sheesh. You should be more careful with your language when trying to insult your betters. ;)

And regarding political recipes for disaster, it sounds to me like ApesForEvolution is merely addressing some issues that need addressing. I agree that to vote Third Party at this juncture is a big mistake, but mainstream Republican elites had better listen to the grumblers or it will cost them the election in 2008, if not sooner. Case in point: Perot in 1992. You can't blame people for being unsatisfied with the shenanigans of the mainstream political parties, which over time inevitably become more concerned with power than with principle. It's just the way things work. The parties have the responsibility to deliver what its constituency demands or suffer the consequences. You can throw tantrums all you want about how people are so foolish to vote Third Party, but ultimately the blame is with the Republican leadership for debacles such as Perot, not the rank and file. Listen and respond, or lose power. That's how it works in a representative democracy, and that is the most intelligent move, not mindless goose-stepping to the Republican Party line. (Still, I understand that for some it's the best the can do.) Make the elites fear losing their base and they will respond.

Capiche?

(Oh by the way, if you want to understand how I think of political parties, just think of my handle -- Catalonia -- as in 'Homage to Catalonia' by George Orwell. Now there's a guy who understood politics and human nature. Why don't you educate yourself by reading it, and maybe we could have a discussion in private about how it might relate to contemporary politics.)

Thanks for listening.