Posted by
darrel on Saturday, November 01, 2008 2:37:32 PM
Most Americans know that it is imperative that we find an alternate source of energy to petroleum. Most Americans also know that while we are searching for that alternate source that we must still use petroleum based fuel, and must explore whatever source there is to attain it.
That makes sense to rational minded people; it’s only irrational people who deny that we must continue using oil as our main source of energy while we look for an alternative.
Now on another subject, government, why is our thinking so different?
Most rational thinkers don’t like the system of government we now have, and agree that we need an alternate to the two party domination. Some have advocated for voting for third party candidates to show our discontent, even though no rational minded person believes that any of those third party candidates will win.
Like the energy problem, we need to seek a new solution to our governmental problems, but while we are seeking that solution, we must continue to use the governmental fuel we have available. While one party promises change, the other promises reform, but neither offers a clear solution. We are forced to select the one best suited to our needs, while not meeting our desires.
Like our need to continue to depend on petroleum for energy, we must continue, unfortunately, to depend on one of the two major parties to continue to lead us until we better define a party with whom we can identify. Remember, in 1860 the Republican Party was the new kid on the block. It can be done, but until it is, we must still support “the lesser of two evils”, in this case John McCain and the Republican Party.
Unfortunately today we have exploration for a new political source of energy running off in different directions, wildcatting in their various fields. There is the newly emerged Constitution Party, the old standby Libertarian Party, the new American Independent Party, the America First Party, the seemingly defunct Reform Party, as well as, on the left, the Green Party. There seems to be little if any effort to unite these parties to become a force that could affect a national or even a local election.
Unless and until these like minded parties are willing to swallow their individual egos and unite, we are doomed to continue to run our country on the less than desirable fuel of the two party system.