How Will 2006 Elections Turn Out?
by James Buchanan
We are rapidly approaching the 2006 elections. Americans are mad about the pointless war in Iraq and illegal immigration, but will their votes count this time? Of course, there’s the usual problem of the two-party system not giving us a choice. In 2004 we had the pro-war Bush regime and the only slightly less pro-war John Kerry. Neither candidate talked much about immigration then. Added to this was the widespread appearance of Diebold electronic voting machines.
Many Americans have complained that our elections are like professional wrestling matches. Everything is phony, staged, decided in advance and the wrestlers (or politicians) are preordained to lose certain matches and win others depending on how certain behind-the-scenes wire-pullers want things to turn out. (more…)