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I've been thinking that the best prospects for an independent winning the presidency are an "imperialist" candidate like Bloomberg taking the establishment vote if the Dem's get a populist like Edwards, and the Pugs taking a fruitcake like Huckabee. Before we saw the new Dem congress in action I thought it might be a good idea because I think the most damaging legacy of the current goverment is the complete emasculation of the legislative branch. I don't see the imperial presidency changing if the Dems manage to win the White House and keep the House and Senate. I had hoped that a weak and bland president (Bloomgerg) coupled with a veto proof majority in both houses of the legislature might be a recipe for a shifting of the balance of power. Unfortunately I don't think the motives of the majority of House and Senate Democrats are any less assailable than those of the Republicans.
