Should third parties nominate their presidential candidate much earlier than the major parties?

I found this entry on Thomas Knapp’s blog, Kn@ppster, and found it quite interesting. Here is an excerpt; you can read it in its entry in its entirety at the link: I’m not one for silver bullets—no one thing will put third party candidates into contention for the presidency—but some changes just make sense. One [...]

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Is it just me, or does this not make sense?

Alden Link is a Libertarian candidate for the Libertarian presidential nomination. He’s an older gentleman, and his main emphasis seems to be on nuclear power. He claims that nuclear power plants can produce enough gasoline to end our dependence upon foreign oil. I’m no scientist, but I don’t understand how nuclear power plants can produce [...]

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Democrats Gone Wild: Stabbing words edition

According to The Smoking Gun, Jose Antonio Ortiz stabbed his brother-in-law, Sean Shurelds (who was flown to a hospital, where he was admitted in critical condition) due to a disagreement about Hillary Clinton vs Barack Obama. Yes, you read that right. Apparently Shurelds supports Obama, and Ortiz supports Clinton. While the two were in the [...]

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Angry voters recall Mayor for fitness photos

Voters in Arlington, Oregon, are very, very angry. That’s not unusual, since there are very angry voters everywhere these days. What is unusual is the reason why they are angry. Apparently their Mayor, Carmen Kontur-Gronquist, had some photos taken to send in for a fitness magazine, and in them she was dressed in her bra [...]

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From The Moderate Voice: None of the Above, Part I

The Moderate Voice, “None of the Above” March 5, 2008 by Pete Abel —————————————————————————————————– “As I grow older, I regret to say that a detestable habit of thinking seems to be getting a hold of me.” – H. Rider Haggard “A great many people think they are thinking when they are really rearranging their prejudices.” [...]

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