We Need More than Two Parties

You gotta wonder about a state like Iowa that has a treat that is deep fried butter. You got to wonder why they re-arrange their lives so that they can be first in all matters related to that spectacle of presidential politics. You got to wonder how folks who take politics so seriously can give any credence to certified nuts. But then again I am one of those liberals who actually processes what I hear as opposed to enjoying the rhythmic sounds of a shrew or the bleating of a Texas libertarian. It is hard to imagine how a cholesterol laden population got to have influence in who will lead this nation. One would think that their dietary habits alone would disqualify them from rendering any in-put, but a plethora of reporters with unlimited air time and very little to report can make even the most absurd event into a story. Enough of casting aspersions on god-fearing butter eating mid westerners. Let's get to the matter at hand.
There really aren't any true conservatives nor for that matter liberals. We have politicians who are incumbents and want to stay near the honey pot. Given the evidence that Congress has no credibility and worse no ability to govern, it would seem we need to scrap the two party system. Currently, Republicans have been hijacked by crazy religious fanatics who believe the world was created in seven days and that prayer is the answer to all our problems though there is no evidence that it helped anyone in the past save those who approach it from a spiritual perspective and understand as C. S. Lewis did that it is a means of reordering one's thinking.
As for the Democrats, well, they have been lead by wimps who cave in for they have no intestinal fortitude nor any moral standards save their primary purpose which is their own re-election. Obama is the wimp in chief; he couldn't even capitalize on a landslide election and move the country towards the polices and practices he spoke about so often while on the campaign trial. He kowtowed to special interest and left the country in the lurch. With an eye on campaign contributions, he saddled up to the money folks and let the country go to hell. I won't even talk about his continuing the fool hardy adventures using the military as jihad fodder. He should be held accountable for his supposed political savvy which was nothing but the futile attempts of an inexperienced hack from Chicago.
What both liberals and conservatives are lacking are true representatives who can articulate the values of the respective groups and have the moxie to stand on principles while the extremists act out. This country is awash in bullshit. No one says anything that hasn't been scrubbed and sanitized and run by pollsters. We live in a world where those in power want to hold onto power at all costs and the first things to be jettisoned from the agenda are those things that got them elected and just might help the country. We live in a world where people can pay people to vote in an election that doesn't mean anything and then to have it presented to us as if it is something. It is indeed curious, very curious.
In the meantime we have just too many reporters reporting on insignificant stuff. The politics of this country are nothing short of a spectacle, a farce – and how any sane and intelligent person can report the crap that they report with a straight face is beyond comprehension. A shake up of the two parties is needed. Senator Bernie Sanders could be the standard bearer for the left. And some conservative, like Alan Simpson needs to come back and lead intelligent conservatives. A serious fracture in the two party system needs to occur before any meaningful change can come about. The parade of clowns who march forward to lead the country consist of crackpots and/or egotists who for some reason want to sit in the Oval Office. This country has lasted for more than a couple of centuries, yet we are in a downward spiral. If we continue on this course, the future doesn't look too bright. A two party system is never a good idea. It is not good to force people into one of two camps; especially, when the camps don't represent one's principles. It is time for the voting booth to have more than the choice between Tweedledee and Tweedledum.