GG - "Kucinich didn't drop out for the reason stated above. Kucinich dropped out because he knew he wouldn't win AND he is in danger of losing his seat in US House of Representatives because of a renegade run by a Democratic party opponent in his district."

Dead right. Kucinich is fighting for political survival in his own Cleveland Congressional riding right now, because the coporatocracy is doing everything they can to end his political career (short of assassinating him).

Your post of 24 Feb 08 - 11:32 AM, GG, is very interesting to read. It's a good thumbnail sketch of how the $ySStem works. "It is controlled by a ruling oligarchy that uses the two party system like a gladiator game. You have a red team and a blue team. You have the Democratic brand and Republican brand. They fight to a draw, so you will come back in four years and watch the very same media spectacle all over again with different players from the same teams..."

That's it.

Now, I have always preferred the Democrats when it comes to those 2 teams...and I would usually vote for them rather than the Republicans, if that was the only choice put in front of me, but I'm under no illusions as to who the Democrats work for. They work for the great corporatocracy, same as the Republicans. They have a sort of "kinder, gentler" superficial outer style than the Republicans do, which is why I like them better. They do not so overtly worship militarism and severity. The Republicans' outer style makes my gorge rise. Sadly, though, I do not regard the Democrats as being any real agent for change in the way the $ySStem works. Once in office they play the same old game...and that game leads to war, deception, and betrayal.

Is there any possible way out? I doubt it. The MSM and the $ySStem are too powerful, I think, for any way out to be found.

Someone asked what "MSM" means. It means the MainStream Media (TV primarily, radio and press secondarily). The only real chink in their armour is the Internet...which they presently cannot control.