More politics, more parties

Cop notes are posted, as well as cop notes from Winfield and the County Sheriff.
I was thinking some more about political parties and the need for more choices.
The national media is a major cause of the idea that only two parties can be successful. It's just a con job, and of course the main two parties go along for the ride. Its in their best interest to have the continual war going on between right and left. That battle distracts us from the fact that nothing much is being accomplished.
The health care con - er debate - is a great example. Lofty ideas, ferociously opposed by the other side. Charges and counter charges and finally we have something that will likely pass. The only beneficiaries will be the insurance companies and the drug companies - which is what they were trying to reign in at the start. Just another day of politics as usual.

I did a bit of research.
Her is a link to a wikipedia article that has some history of political parties to put it in perspective. We have not always had a two party system.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_parties_in_the_United_States

Here is a link to a guide to the parties that currently exist.

http://www.politics1.com/parties.htm

And another link about the parties

http://www.america.gov/st/washfile-english/2007/January/20070109140913HMnietsua0.1988794.html