“None of the above” would seem to be a perfectly valid candidate to run for 2012, as there very well may not even BE a viable Republican party by then. ACORN is going to find such an overwhelming number of votes that the Republicans won’t be able to garner even 25% of the vote, and with the cards stacked “Chicago style”, may not even be able to muster a working minority in the legislative branch.
With a little encouragement, it may even be possible to outlaw the practice of conservative principles altogether. That is the direction being taken by the new appointees to the various levels of the Federal bench, up to and including the Supreme Court.
More and more I am liking the sundering of this country into five or six republics, with the varying constructs of representational government being applied according to the expressed will of the inhabitants of those respective republics.
I wholeheartedly agree. I’m less worried about winning the next election than I am about living in the middle of a Walmart stampede. Focusing on winning the next election is a WASTE of our energy. I expect we will see a noticeable “relocation” of our population over the next ten years. We can exert influence through the election of our State representatives. That would mean that those of us living in the red states should start putting the heat on our Governors to fight for more independence at the state level. For those of us living in Blue states...guess you have to move, because we can’t save you if we can’t distinguish an Obama rally from a Walmart stampede.