Maybe partypup should run for office. She has a good head on her shoulders, understands the importance of truth and knows how to use the media. What about it pup, are you ready to start a third party?[/quote]
No public office for me, Zeit. I have no interest whatsoever in being a leader of a party or the face of a party. It requires more ego than I can muster. But I’d LOVE to be a David Axelrod, Karl Rove (in terms of his role, not his ideology!) or Joe Trippi, working behind the scenes for the right candidate, generating enthusiasm, developing strategies, and working to hold whoever is elected accountable for the change(s) they (or WE) pledge to bring. What many people fail to realize is that it’s not only important who wins the White House; it also matters who that person surrounds himself/herself with. A solid candidate with the wrong advisors can be a disaster. It’s like marriage: when you say “I do”, you’re not just hooking up with a mate; you’re hooking up with their family, as well. When we elect public officials, we often don’t know the extent of their associations and relationships and their advisers’ politics, biases or agendas. So in the end, many times we actually don’t know who we’re getting into bed with. I would simply like to be the voice of reason standing beside a good leader, helping her/him sift through the bullshit.
