Hey, Bobert: I know the Green Party's ideas and agree with most of them. If you read my opening statements it's that "I question how effective the Green Party can be." If it has as little an impact on the next election as it did on the last one, I don't believe it's going to make a difference. I know that the general thinking is that a third party can influence the platform of one of the major parties, or at least bring issues to the fore. I question how much either of those wishes come true. I didn't see any influence wielded in the last election. I think the issues that will drive the next election are the ones that usually drive an election. The economy, Stupid (not you Bobert) and the situation in Iraq. It's easy to compile a list six blocks long about the crimes, great and small, of any President. As long as it doesn't hurt the pocket book, people will just shrug it off as "that's politics." I'm glad that Martin (Who I am 100% in agreement with on this issue) stopped voting so that he could get his street plowed first. He's wised up, but there are many people who vote for a candidate for equally silly reasons.

As for Bush, I'd rather see the Green Party's energy and those who are concerned about this country start mobilizing so that we don't just get another Bush-lite in the White House next time around. Or a wishy-washy Democrat who runs on a campaign full of condemnation of the Republicans and empty on concrete policies.

My son, was quite involved with the Green Party last election but has started to question how effective they can really be. If it's just to get together and feel good about being righter than everyone else, they won't accomplish a whole lot. Like me, he's not really sure where to turn. For all of his candor and generally good ideas, I'm not at all comfortable with Howard Dean. I suspect he'll shoot himself in the foot real good if he starts campaigning.

And if they were successful in impeaching Bush, you want Cheney as President?... Hey, Peace... can I sleep in your barn tonight?

Jerry