There's something happenin' here

Betchya didn't know there's an election coming up! While I really don't care whatever way you're leaning, I would like to interject my opinion on my biggest problem with this whole thing. What is the problem with having more than two viable options? There are only two scenarios that I can think of right now where lumping Americans into 2 categories (Rep/Dem) is acceptable: Sex (M/F) and hating or loving Duke University basketball. Everything else has other options. What's the problem with having as many ideas about fixing our country as we can? It makes no sense to me that there are options on the ballot that get looked down upon as being "wasted votes." The idea that someone's leadership ability and thoughts are not taken seriously because they don't have a donkey or elephant backing them up is the single most frustrating thing that these last two presidential elections have left with me. Even our economic model says that competition brings out a better product. A lot of it might be made easier with a really strong third party candidate, which hasn't happened since Ross Perot, but I still think that it would get derailed by the whole electability argument. There's a sign on the side of an overpass near my place that reads "Vote Your Hopes, Not Your Fears...Vote Third Party." How about voting for someone you like, instead of not voting for someone that scares you? Now I'm not saying one of the two big guys isn't the best choice, but with more options, I think we'd have a better idea. With that said...if things don't go your way, you can complain via song.

"Protest Songs, In Response to Military Agression! But The Battle Raged On! - Against Me! (Protest Playlist)

20. Makeshift Patriot - Sage Francis
19. 16 Military Wives - The Decemberists
18. No One Left - The Nightwatchman
17. Big Business - Dilated People ("Is the opposite of Progress Congress?")
16. Get Up Stand Up - Bob Marley
15. From Her Lips To God's Ears - Against Me!
14. B.O.B. - Outkast
13. For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield
12. Politik Kills - Manu Chao
11. Yell Fire - Michael Franti & Spearhead
10. Come Together - Common Market
9. Strange Fruit - Billie Holliday
8. The Clampdown - The Clash
7. Killing In The Name - Rage Against The Machine
6. Ball Of Confusion - The Temptations or Rare Earth
5. Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones
4. War - Edwin Starr
3. What's Goin On - Marvin Gaye
2. World Wide Suicide - Pearl Jam
1. Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival or Todd Snider (CCR's version is pure energy and Snider's version is pure...not. Just an acoustic, blues take on it. Somehow both ways express the same amount of frustration. I think that means this song does its job.)