Greenspan: Third-party candidate coming

CNN.Com ^ | March 10, 2006 | CNN

[RabidBartender]

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Recently retired Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan believes that there will be a major independent candidate for president from the nation's political center, according to a published report.

In an interview with The New York Times about his post-Fed activities, Greenspan said he makes that prediction in a memoir, for which he recently got an estimated $8.5 million advance from Penguin Press, a unit of British publishing concern Pearson (Research). Recently retired Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan. Recently retired Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan.

Greenspan told the Times he plans to argue that the current "ideological divide" separating conservative Republicans and liberal Democrats leaves "a vast untended center from which a well-financed independent presidential candidate is likely to emerge in 2008 or, if not then, in 2012."

[RabidBartender]

There are rumors that Paul Tagliabue may be stepping down as NFL commish very soon, and it is no secret Ms. Rice wants that job. Would she leave the S.o.S position for it?

[Interloper]

ross perot's candidacy was doomed from the git but it put klinton in office

Perot wasn't doomed until he started talking about the Republican's dirty tricks campaign to embarrass him at this daughter's wedding.

He was as crazy as a rabid squirrel and still got nearly 20%.

[antiRepublicrat]

The potential party is already here; the Constitution Party

They have a lot of good points, but the religious and totally isolationist nature scares me.

[DCPatriot]

I stated in here eons ago that Hillary Clinton would jettison the Democratic Party and run as a 3rd party candidate.

The data bank they are compiling with Soros' money confirms it...IMO.

[the lone wolf]

"ross perot's candidacy was doomed from the git but it put klinton in office. "

Another Perot to help elect another Clinton. I smell a DemocRAT...