Listen to The Moose! For those of you who have not discovered him, I'd like to introduce the Bull Moose and his latest post. The Bull Moose writes with a certain aire that may turn you off, leave you confused or fascinated but by Jove the man is common sense personified. The moose ends this (linked) post with these words:

"More than ever, what our nation needs are leaders, regardless of party or even independents, with the will and wisdom to persevere and win."

My take on what he is saying is this: Political parties will never resolve our country's problems; political parties will only work to glorify themselves and only exist to garner power. It is individuals who have the guts to stand up against their political parties who will, in the end, keep our government from growing into 'the bureaucracy from Hell' and who will keep our government functioning as a servant to the people rather than a manipulator of the people. People like Senators Joe Lieberman and John McCain come immediately to mind. You may not agree with every stand they take on every issue (I certainly don't) but these two men are clearly leaders who have their OWN minds and who put their considered judgement and their concern for their constituents ahead of the 'party line.' Bravo to them and here's hoping that we elect many, many more like them in November.