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Trs,

Prhps t ws nvtbl tht Mkng Lght wld b plld nt bm's grvttnl mbrc. Bt sm t rcll Ptrck tllng bm t fck ff n 2006, nd ws srt hpng tht Mkng Lght wldn't jn th rst f th ntrnt n bcmng n npd gldtrl cmbtnt n ths yr's lctrl cycl.

Nw, y mght rg tht y'r nt fr bm-Bdn s mch s y'r gnst McCn-Pln, nd 'd b prprd t ccpt tht.

Bt rlly, psts lk ths sm t ndct tht Mkng Lght s n th bm bndwgn, nd rdy t fght!

Myb m jst wstfl fr my yngr dys whn lf, nd ll my frnds nd rltvs nd c-wrkrs, wr nt sndwchd btwn th Lbrl snglrty n n sd, nd th Cnsrvtv snglrty n th thr. stll blv ll f s r pltcl mlgms, nd tht n n prty cn rprsnt s ll th tm n ll wys. Crtnly n cnddt cn d ths.

Yt r crrnt pplr pltcl ztgst prtnds tht th rtfcl blck/wht dchtmy s nt nly ntrl, bt prfrbl.

Hnc bth cnddts bcm svrly dmnzd, nd thr spprtrs bcm dmnzd n th prcss, nd thn t's hlf f th .S. lnd p lng th trnchs gnst th thr hlf. Th ntrr htng th csts. Th csts htng th ntrr. Flksy chrm vrss lrnd ntllct. xprnc vrss ttrctvnss. ld vrss yng.

Yt gt ths sck flng, thrgh th whl thng, bcs sspct t ll bls dwn t tm sprts. Trblsm. Whvr th Thm s, s gnst th s, nd whtvr th s gy hppns t b, w wll chmpn t ll csts. nd whtvr th Thm gy hppns t b, w wll xcrt t ll csts.

Sch tht McCn nd Pln r snnrs, nt s mch fr wh thy r, bt bcs thy r wh thy r whl bng prt f th wrng trb.

Dtt fr bm nd Bdn.

Mthnks r crrnt ntnl crss (plrl) r th rslt f r wllngnss t b trblzd by frcs whch stnd t xplt ths trblztn. nd n, thy r nt strctly f cnsrvtv prssn. Th Lft s s ctvly nggd n th ht-mngrng s th Rght.

Myb m flsh t wsh fr d-trblztn. Myb ppl, by nd lrg, rlly d lk t ths wy? ndlssly svgng th thr, bcs th thr bvsly dsrvs t bsd n thr flgrnt thrnss?

gn, cn lrdy hr th crs f, "THY'R WY WRS THN W R!"

Fllwd by, "W HV T GT NGRY ND FGHT BCK BCS BNG NC BT T GTS S NWHR!"

Cn rs my hnd nd pt n vt f n-cnfdnc, n th trbl mntlty? n th nd fr md prsnlts nd md prfssnls (y nd Ptrck qlfy) t dn th gldtr's hlm nd mrch nt th rn wth vryn ls?

Pty Pln nd McCn, wh ply fr th wrng tm.

ll hl th bmtn!

n my pnn bth Pln nd bm hv t prv thmslvs sns scrptng. W'll s hw thy d n th dbts, whr vn th bst prp cn't mk p fr n nblty t thnk qckly nd spr n th fly.

ls thnk th tbldsm vr Brstl s th wrng, wrng, wrng thng t d. t's rpgnnt, frst f ll, nd t's nly gng t mk Srh Pln dtrmnd t cntn wth th pt bll thng.

Hllry Clntn clld t, yrs bck, whn sh tld th prss t bck ff f Chls.

Sdly, th nws cycl hs pnd ths cn f wrms, nd t wn't b sly clsd gn. Rptdly ttckng Pln thrgh hr dghtr s nly gng t mk Pln mr sympthtc, nt lss.

bm's bggst chllng, nw, s gng t b t try nd gt thngs bck n tsk. Pln hs trnd ths lctn nt vp-vrss-pp bttl whn t's rlly pp-vrss-pp. f bm llws hmslf t gt sckd nt n, "'m mr qlfd thn th ppnnts' Vc Prsdnt!" bttl, t'll b lsr fr hm nd wn fr th GP.

Spkng f nmls.....

S, lk, my wf s th dg prsn n th hs nd m th ct prsn. W'v hd bth cts nd dgs vr th yrs, nd ftr 5 yr dg bsnc (fllwng th dth f r wht Grmn Shphrd) w pckd p tw mr grwn dgs frm th shltr tdy.

Th frst s btfl nd sm-trnd Mlmt-Cll mx, th thr s gfy, ntrnd Lb-Bsstt mx.

W blvd (ths tm) n gttng tw dgs bcs r lgc ws tht th tw dgs cld gt thr nrgy t plyng wth n nthr n r flly-fncd bck yrd, nstd f cnstntly flng lnly nd pstrng s fr ttntn 24/7.

S fr, s gd.

Bt th Lb-Bsstt s prvng t b smthng f brkr.

nyn gt ny ds hw t trn dg t f brkng fr ttntn, r jst brkng n gnrl? gn, m nt th dg prsn s dn't kp p n ths thngs. Bt cn lrdy tll hs brkng s gng t b prblm nlss w gt t ndr cntrl. t's nt nly nsnc t s, bt thnk t's rd t nghbrs t hv brkr wh jst brks p strm nd th wnrs dn't d nythng bt t.

Mnwhl, r tw rsdnt, ldr cts r n shck, nd xprncng PTSD flshbcks frm th lst tm cnn nvdd thr spc.

'v hd t mv th lttr bx nd ct fd t scr lctn; bth fr thr cmfrt nd s th dgs dn't hlp thmslvs.

Fng,

Vry wll thn. t smd lk gd tm t pnt t prblms wth th tw-prty systm. Sms nbdy s mch ntrstd, s ws wrng.

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Whch llstrts my pnt?

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Srry, ppl, cn't g lng wth t. cn't by nt th cncpt tht nn-spprt f th Bg Tw s smhw dstrctv, lzy, r vry twr.

By tht lgc, ll th Dmcrts vr hv t d s b jst lttl bt bttr thn th Rpblcns, t rn r vts. Nt rmrkbly bttr. Nt fntstclly bttr. Jst bttr by tny mnt, nd thn w'r stck wth, "Wll, t lst thy'r nt Rpblcns, nd tht's gd ngh fr m!"

nd nthng chngs.

Rght nw th mjrty f r lctd ldrs n D.C. r thr, nt bcs thy'r gd ldrs, bt bcs thy'r gd t gttng lctd. Why s McCn th Rpblcn mn? Wll, bcs t's hs trn. Why s Clntn tryng t b th Dmcrtc wmn? Wll, bcs sh thnks t's hr trn t. nd bm s stlng bth thr thndr by rnnng n th rhtrc f, "Ths tm t's 'r' trn!" Nvrmnd wh 'r' mght b. t cld b vrybdy. t cld b nbdy. bm s tryng s hrd t b th ltmt 21st cntry pplst.

Bt ds rw pplsm ql rw ldrshp?

'm nt sr w'v sn rl ldr n th Wht Hs n lng tm.

m nt sr w s mrcns wnt rl ldr.

thnk s lng s w kp prppng p th Bg Tw systm, w'll kp gttng Prsdnts (nd thr lctd ffcls) wh r n ffc fr ll srts f rsns tht hv nthng t d wth hw wll thy ld, r gvrn, r rprsnt s s cnsttnts.

Prhps ths s th wy t's jst lwys gng t b? Crtnly thr r n sgns tht nyn r nythng s gng t stp p nd chng t. Prt trd n 1992 nd hndd th Wht Hs t Clntn. Ndr trd nd hndd th Wht Hs t Bsh. r s th rhtrc gs.

Bt why ds t ncssrly fllw tht nyn wh spprtd Prt, r Ndr, r ny 3rd cnddt, s smhw t flt fr xrcsng thr rght t pck bynd th Bg Tw?

Th ntd Stts ws nt fndd s tht Rpblcns nd Dmcrts cld wg n ndlss bxng mtch t th xpns f th ctzns.

nd s bd s th Bsh yrs hv bn, fr lngg tht sys, "H s th wrst!" bcs t's bn my xprnc tht whn y g rnd syng y'v ht rck bttm, t cn't gt ny crppr, th nvrs fnds wy t shw y tht, ys, t cn ndd gt hck f lt crppr. Smtms n hrry.

Prhps m jst trd f th "prty" systm t l. thnk prt f th rsn w nvr s th bst knds f ppl rnnng fr ffc, s bcs t gt lctd ths dys y prctclly hv t hv Bg Tw bckng f y wnt t rs t ny pstn f prmnnc, r cnsqnc. W hv hw mny scntsts, dctrs, tchrs, schlrs; thnkng mn nd wmn wh wn't g nr pltcl ffc bcs thy dn't wnt th hssl nd hdch f hvng t 'ply' wth th Bg Tw, nr d thy wsh t s thmslvs nd thr frnds nd thr fmls drggd thrgh th md by n gr md.

S myb m slkng, f w mst s tht wrd.

Bt thnk hv gd rsn t slk.

thnk ths cntry nds ts smrtst, bst ppl t n frnt, pttng s bck nt snd pths.

Bt th smrtst, bst ppl dn't wnt t gt t n frnt, bcs f th wy w'v llwd r pltcl systm t vlv. t's systm nqly hstl t ndpndnc, s vtr r pltcn.

Jms,

ctlly, knw mr thn fw ntllgnt ppl wh r plnnng t d prcsly tht: sty hm.

rlz tht th ld rgmnt, " vt fr 3rd prty, r nn-vt, s th sm s vt fr th Rpblcns!" ppls hr.

Bt 'v nvr thght tht rgmnt hld mch wtr, bcs t's sd by bth sds t ln vtrs p lng rtfcl dlgcl fncs tht wld nt xst f w hd mr rbst smll-prty systm n th .S. tht cld ct th Dmcrts nd Rpblcns dwn t sz.

My tk s ths: s lng s thr "bg" prty cn rly n hrdng vtrs nt th bth sng th "Vt fr s, r y tmtclly vt fr thm!," mntlty, nthr prty hs mch ncntv t chng.

Whn lk t Rpblcns vrss Dmcrts, dn't s Bd vrss Gd. s Prtty Bd vrss Smwht Bd. nd 'm jst nt wllng t thrw my vts t Smwht Bd smply bcs t mght(?) d n th ffrt gnst Prtty Bd.

t's lk f wlk nt bfft nd s tbl wth nly tw knds f fd, nthr n f whch lk. D jst grmbl nd tk plt nd hlp myslf t th lst ndsrbl chc?

N. wlk wy, nd tk my bsnss lswhr.

t's my rght s dscrnng cnsmr, jst s t's my rght s dscrnng vtr.

Gng ftr Bsh, t ths pnt, s lk chwng t th ffcrs nd cptn f th Ttnc s th lf bts r bng lwrd nt th s.

Sr, t mght fl gd. Bt wht's th pnt, prcsly?

Wht's dn, s dn. 'm nw mr cncrnd wth th fct tht th bst th Dmcrtc Prty cld cm p wth n 2008 s Brck bm nd Hllry Clntn.

h dr....

t's dntty pltcs vrss dntty pltcs, nd nc gn wll fnd myslf n Nvmbr, pwng thrgh my vtr pmphlt tryng t fgr t whch bscr 3rd prty hs th mst ntrstng pltfrm, whn th prty 'd rlly wnt t vt fr s dng ll thy cn (pprntly) t ls t McCn.

nd n, d nt g lng wth th d tht th Dmcrts "wn" my vt jst bcs thy'r nt (gg) Rpblcns. 'v gn 3rd prty bfr, n spt f my mjrty-Dmcrt trck rcrd n th bth. wll mst lkly d s gn ths yr. dn't blv n th "hld yr ns" styl f vtng; t's why w'r stck wth Dmb (Dmcrts) nd Dmbr (Rpblcns) s r nly tw "bg" chcs n th frst plc!

s Bsh th "wrst vr"? s thrs hv ntd, w mght nd cntry r mr bfr w cn rlly gg.

M, 'm mr cncrnd wth wht's gn wrng (gng wrng) wth Dmcrts. t s clrly p t th Dmcrtc Prty t fx lt f wht hs bn brkn, nd dn't hv mch fth t ths pnt n th Dmcrts dng vry gd jb, vn wth th Wht Hs nd bth th Snt nd th Cngrss n Dmcrtc hnds.

gss ths s hw ntllgnt ppl cn nd d rrv t th plc f pthy, nd st t hm n Nvmbr whn thy shld b pnchng bllt.

'm nt thr. Nt yt. Bt gdnss, smtms fl vry, vry cls.

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