IS NOW THE TIME FOR A THIRD PARTY?

So here we are in 21st century America. The Democratic party may as well be renamed the Socialist Party, (a system that eventually bankrupts every country that has ventured down that path) and the Republicans - unfortunately including a lot of Tea Party people - have become nothing more than bought stooges for conglomerates and corporations. Greed is running rampant in all sectors of our society, from business to the politicians to those on government handouts. More, more, more, they all demand.

It's hard to say which segment is the biggest offender. Business has returned to the days of the Robber Barons, where the owners live in unimaginable wealth while their workers can barely keep shoes on their kid's feet and put enough gas in the car to get back and forth to work.
   
Looking over the annual report for one SMALL corporation that I own stock in, I see the CEO received $3.1 million in compensation, and each of 4 Executive VP's received over $1 mil each last year. The 9 Board members raked in from $253k to $35k, an average of $144k each, for a total of 1.299 million, for attending 4 meetings. Yep, you read that right, for attending 4 meetings in a year.  

That got me to doing some research. Exxon Mobile CEO Rex Tillerson : $34.9 million in 2011. That's all I could find after 30 minutes of searching on Exxon. Apparently they are very sensitive to the subject, not even including exec compensation tables in their annual report to shareholders. Hmmm, wonder why.
GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt, the man Obama chose to be his "jobs czar", and a man shamelessly responsible for moving thousands of American jobs to China and Brazil, got a whopping 80% pay raise last year. To $20.6 million.

I could go on and on here. You get the idea. A month or so ago the Republicans shot down a Democratic sponsored bill to create a tax liability on every corporation / company that closed plants down here and opened new ones overseas. (An idea I proposed here almost 2 years ago, but I said make it retroactive for the last 10 or 15 years and create an offsetting tax credit for every new job they create here) Yep, one thing that could have a huge impact on job growth and economic stimulus here and the Republicans shut it down. Good job you prostitutes. Yes, that's what I said, bought and paid for corporate whores.

I say it's time for a real third party to emerge. (We could even call it the "New American Common Sense Party :-) With a candidate like LTC. Allen West, for example. A man who isn't rich, isn't owned, devoted the majority of his life to serving his country, including putting his life on the line in combat, and who has the right ideas, principles, and programs. And, I hate to say this, but it is fact. West would have a much better chance of winning because his skin happens to be darker. It's no secret that many, many blacks voted for Obama just because he is black. Or half black or whatever. They see him as one of their own. But I say there are thousands and thousands of good people who happen to be of African descent that would jump at the chance to vote for a man like West.

In the words of one of the more infamous egomaniacs on TV, "What say you?" Anyone want to join me in an "Allen West for President in 2016" campaign? Oh yeah, that's assuming we make it that far before the crooks in office now succeed in collapsing the dollar and we have total chaos in the streets.

Still hoping for Liberty,
Dumb Farmer