[Finny]

This level of corruption in the Republican party should encourage any patriotic American to drop their party membership. I don't care what Limbaugh or any other republican says about a third party being a loser, it's time for a third party that will accommodate the 70+% of Americans that have no faith in either the Dem or the Repub party.

Yep. Emotional loyalties die hard, especially when they can be bolstered by rationalizing that it's just too risky to change course, ala "third parties always lose."

Well, as far as I'm concerned, we're not talking about a third party. In reality, we're talking about a SECOND PARTY because functionally, Democrats and Republicans promote the same values and strategies via one party with two names.

Third parties generally lose -- but a SECOND party has every chance of winning.

[Finny]

Heya, FRiend Zulu, ping to my post #158 so you understand that I advocate voting FOR something other than the RINO as well as voting FOR something other than the Democrat. Like you, I am loath to vote for RINOs. My vote goes elsewhere — just not to Democrats.