Well, Ron, that would be the way to clean it up...remove the controlling influence of Big Money from the political process. But that is impossible given the present status quo which is that those with the Big Money are the one who determine how the $ySStem works (or doesn't), and how it shall continue to work (or not).

That's why I don't expect much (in any progressive sense) from government. I just don't believe in Santa Clause or the Tooth Fairy any longer.

I expect more of the same in government, regardless of who gets elected.

That doesn't mean there aren't better and worse choices, however. It just means that the range of choice is necessarily very narrow...in any realistic sense, that is. Only a Big Money mainstream machine candidate (Democratic or Republican) can get elected. That's a fixed game.

Those who are truly quixotic will vote for Chongo Chimp this time. Or they will do a write-in vote for Kucinich or Ron Paul. Or they will vote for Nader.