The only way for this to happen is to have a true conservatively fiscal party. Unfortunately neither of the two parties we have are so this will likely not change.

"We must purge ourselves of those politicians that revel in their own sense of importance and believe that they, not the American people, are the source of this nation's greatness."

Exactly. And those politicians are called: Democrats and Republicans. Anyone who continues to vote for, or in any way support, the Democratic and Republican Parties and their candidates for office does nothing but reproduce the the tyranny of the two-party state and the duopoly system of government. Freedom and independence begins with freedom and independence from Democratic-Republican Party government.

I second both of the above comments. Unfortunately both parties have rigged the system so thoroughly that it's almost impossible for a third party to break through. I think our best option would be to go to a parliamentary system with proportional representation, like every other democracy in the world has except us. That would take a hell of an effort and our ruling political class would fight tooth and nail every step of the way.

Ditto. Well said, CY. Perhaps we should have term limits.

First 3 comments are bull, and you can bet the media and democrats will be banging that same "no difference between the parties" line to help the Democrats. But the difference is clear and stark - who voted for the stimulus bill, who voted for cap and tax, who voted for government run health care? All democrats with a RINO here and there.

...like every other democracy in the world has except us.

Except we're not a democracy. We're a republic.

The founders warned against the dangers of a democracy and also warned against the very system we have today; one where a "ruling class" of politicians seeks wealth and power at the expense of the citizenry.

Agreed, this is not about Democrat vs. Republican. It is about getting back to the basics of the smallest government with the least intrusion on the lives of citizens. At this point in our nation's decline, I question whether such a fundamental change is possible.

Please research your cause and effect. You seem to imply that the current economic crisis is the result of Democrats. True, it is the result of spending, but it is the result of spending on two wars without an increase in taxation (required to fund wars), and tax decreases for the people that should be footing more of the bill, to name a few of the causes.

The Democrats' failure was placing too many conservative on the tickets, thus creating an ultra-fractious Congress. A third and fourth party would probably be a good idea. I'll go left, you go right.