Two or three parties sir?

Actually, I take mine with none, thank you very much. I would like my government to be the same if I could.

Party systems only guarantee one thing.. that the person elected represents the interests of that party and not the best interests of the whole group.

Recently, Glenn Beck made a comment, likely insincere, that perhaps a third party was in order. of course, it drew out the party hacks from all over who cried that a third party would only split the vote and make it easier for the other party to win.

That's likely possible. However, with no parties, the candidates representing their own agendas and interested in doing the best job on behalf of all citizens would get all the votes he or she needed for a solid win.

Not only should there be no third party, there should be no parties at all, at least in this one citizen's opinion.

In that situation, instead of getting nothing but pointing fingers and arguing over who lies more than the other, political discussions discussions could focus on actual issues, at least ideally.

The time for politics as usual is way past it's freshness date. People want change in the form of leadership and intelligent collaboration.