[Poohbah]

You know full well that this is not possible when the Parties will only trot out their trick ponies as a candidate, and all the ponies know only one trick.

Bravo Sierra. Anyone who meets the requirements outlined in the Constitution can run in the primary; the hard part is winning the primary, and that sort of thing is why God invented the concept known as "work."

You really think anyone wanted Bush?

Yes, actually, they did. That's why he survived the primary process.

He was all that was offered for us to "make do" with.

Hey, Keyes was running.

Don't try to use tired, old, slogans with me, it's lame.

The loser's standard complaint: "WAAH! IT'S NOT FAIR!"

It's time for a change.

The make the change happen. Or is that just a little too much like work for your taste?

[MissAmericanPie]

Given vote fraud, most likely from both parties, we just can't really be sure who won what, now can we. The only reasonable answer is for people to take back the power to their local areas and states. That tactic solves all kinds of problems.