Is the shutdown finally going to give the US what people have wanted for a long time?

[Rosco T.]

A Third Political Party?

Democrat
Republican
Tea Party

??

Will this fracture the GOP so badly that either the Republicans with some sense (ie. Eisenhower Republicans) will kick the Baggers out or leave them the festering remains of the existing GOP and form a new national party without the stain?

[Lil Missy]

1. You have already listed 3 political parties. Do you mean a 4th?

[Rosco T.]

4. 3 SEPERATE Parties...

right now the GOP is the GOP+Tea Party..

[Bluenorthwest]

2. Name these alleged Republicans with some sense please.

Thanks!

[Rosco T.]

5. Only one that comes to mind right off the top of my head...

MIGHT be Olivia Snow... I said MIGHT

[Bluenorthwest]

7. You mean Olympia Snowe who no longer holds any office of any kind?

nt

[Rosco T.]

9. she's still a Republican isn't she? n/m

[tularetom]

3. Problem is the Dems have moved so far to the right that once the Tea Party is separated

You won't be able to tell the Dems and Republicans apart.

There is no leftist political party in this country.

Thanks, Bill Clinton. Thanks, President Obama. Thanks, media.

[PeteSelman]

6. Correct.

Your standard, run of the mill Democrat should sound like Alan Grayson and Elizabeth Warren. They shouldn't be considered extremists in any way, that should be the party norm.

[MythosMaster]

8. The only folks who consider them extremists are

extremists themselves for the Corporatocracy.

[PeteSelman]

11. Right but look how few of them there are.

The entire party should be like them as a baseline with a little bit of variation either way.

[notadmblnd]

10. it's going to give us a democratic congress in 2014

[blkmusclmachine]

12. Republican = Tea Party

[Heather MC]

13. We have several parties unfortunately the two main parties shut the others out of major things

like National Debates

I wish we had a Country the represented all aspects of our Citizens

Green Party
Libartains
Tea Turds
Pukes
Dems
Federalist

Whatever they should all be able to have a fair chance at the apple and just the same as no state should be allowed to make voting harder, then we would be closer to a true democracy

[Myrina]

14. Although there are several more political parties already officially in existence in the US,

I hope you're right about the GOP splitting into two: Crazy and Crazier.

[lonestarnot]

15. Yeah the third rail will be the party with the money.