Unity08

Here is a little something I have been reading about that I find very interesting. I know I am not happy about what's going on in Washington... Unity 08 A little something from their beliefs, goals and why they will succeed: What We Believe Unity08 believes that neither of today’s major parties reflects the aspirations, fears or will of the majority of Americans. Both have polarized and alienated the people. Both are unduly influenced by single-issue groups. Both are excessively dominated by money. For most of the 20th Century, the contest for the U.S. presidency was waged over those “in the middle.” Recent Presidential elections, however, have not been focused on the middle but on the turnout of each party’s special interest groups – with each party’s “base” representing barely ten percent of the American people. We believe that, while the leaders of both major parties are well intentioned people, they are trapped in a flawed system – and that the two major parties are today simply neither relevant to the issues and challenges of the 21st Century nor effective in addressing them. As a result, most Americans have not been enthusiastic about the choices for President in recent elections, the key issues they ran on, or the manner in which the campaigns were conducted. Therefore Unity08 will act to assure that an alternative ticket is presented to the American voters in 2008. It will be interesting to see how they work all the issues out.