re: The independent's advantage
More than anything else, whoever is elected President in the next election, I want him or her to be President to the whole country, not just their own political party. Bush and his people have done a lot of mean-spirited things to those who disagree with their policies. I want the President to welcome discussion and dissension. Some of the greatest ideas can come out of such. Which is very likely why Bush's administration has had no creativity in dealing with issues. They're a one-note administration: my way or the highway.