But politics always makes strange bedfellows, which is why the Libertarian party is still in existence.

Barr, a former pit bull for the Gingrich Republicans, also led the charge to impeach Bill Clinton, wrote the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (which said states did not have to recognize gay marriages performed in other states), and was a self-appointed four-star general in the "war on drugs."

But since being ousted in 2002, and watching the rise of fascism with the rise and rise of executive power since 9/11, he has clearly had a conservative epiphany of sorts, and done some very interesting about faces/flip flops (pick yer semantic hot button).

Barr, in the wake of his loss, became a paid consultant for the ACLU, renounced the war on drugs, and became a thorn in the side of Bush administration, criticizing what he perceives to be abuses of power and the Patriot Act.

When accused of being a Republican "spoiler" (spit), he says:

"The notion that Republicans see a third-party candidate as spoiling their chances simply illustrates the arrogance of the two-party system."

Which is, of course, true.

The arrogance of duopoly is one of the greatest threats to the US democracy.

Plenty of citizens see this.

This year, more than other since god left for Chicago, does hold the potential for a "Gilded Era" size voter revolt against the duopoly status quo establishment, which everyone loves to hate, but keeps voting for because they don't see the alternatives as viable.

That is changing on the ground, certainly on the progressive left, where there is no love lost anymore for the Democratic party the way there was in 2004.

No sirreee, there aren't that many Dupes for Dems still in the game, and they KNOW Obama will never be the president they want, especially on the environment and the war.