I regret to write that the three answers I received so far are not of any avail.



The first seems either bitter or facetious, perhaps both.



The second blames "partisanship". I think partisanship is very important. The problem with our partisanship is it really just noise, because neither of our two parties has any strong principles to which it adheres, except to serve those who pay for elections campaigns. I would like to see REAL partisanship on clearly defined methods of dealing with our problems.



The third tells me to vote. I have for many years regarded voting as a duty but no longer. Probably, I shall not vote in November-2008. The nominees I should have to choose between will be one who supports continuing our current wars indefinitely or one who has supported the war to date and has recently modified his or her resolve in some unclear way.



I no longer think it my obligation to vote, because voting in our country is a bit like voting in the old Soviet Union. There is really one party: the party of big business, multinational unregulated trade and Wall Street.



I still would like to know from someone with fresh ideas how we can, as voters or as non-voters, make our dissatisfactions with the SYSTEM known.

Bring back the tumbrils, and



The sweet vengeance machine,



La Guillotine!