The Bush-Clinton monarchy melts marginally

For those Americans who believe this presidential race seems not to matter, welcome to the club, after the flavourful hype for change, we are left with an obvious aftertaste of the same old. For those Americans who are sick of the Bush-Clinton monarchy, which has been in power over the colonial superpower for the past 17 years, there is still a good chance it will melt away marginally with the supposed would, could and should have been Queen Hillary, I guess after a King George I, Bill and George II, it was bound to die out eventually, but it doesn't mean the other two boys in the sandbox aren't going to treat their title as the new kings of the castle. For those Americans who truly want a third way, here's the lowdown, with 4 parties and that fringe Independence spot all looking for some action in 2008.

As the Constitution Party, formerly the Taxpayers Party, has just recently been elected at the state level, through Rick Jore, a former Republican for House District 12 in the Montana House of Representatives, it leads the list as most serious party to be named third, replacing Green and Reform before that. This party is especially important right now, as the Republican Religious Right's Moral Majority is still dissatisfied John Mccain, as openly attested to by James Dobson, with statements of the fracturing of an increasingly divided constituency already. This is where old Barack Obama rival, from their United States Senate campaign for Illinois in 2004, Alan Keyes of Maryland comes into play, as he tries his best to play spoiler for both sides, especially key if Obama wins the Democratic nomination, it will be the first time he goes head to head a second time against both Mccain and Obama.

The Green Party has Cynthia McKinney, former Georgia congressperson, going to bat for them, if Ralph Nader of Connecticut does indeed go Independent, just the same the Reform Party has Jesse Ventura, former Minnesota governor, if he doesn't go Independent too, with the Libertarian Party filling out the list, by going with either Mike Gravel, former Alaska senator, or Ron Paul, current Texas congressperson. All in all, I would say the Iowa results prove the MidWest is going to be a battle royale, with these fringe players making a difference, perhaps almost quite as much as 2000, except perhaps a little more riding on the results. But it will depend on the American people, the ones whose vote more than a nation counts upon, how much they see America in the vision of the frontrunners or all those running the back 40 in the political sense of the word.