The Democrats are coming !The demorats are coming!

Yesterday ,Clinton and Obama both spoke in front of large crowds to gain support from voters for todays cacuses. Both pandered equally well to the voters over local and national issues. Clinton spoke more directly to the issues and Obama continued his more vague approach to reach out to voters. McCain showed up late in the day and spoke in front of 300 of his supporters ,from around the state. Washingtons electoral process ,is a perfect example of how ludicris the ellectoral process has become. It is a hybrid system of both caucases and pimary elections . The democrats get all their delagates from todays two hour caucase. The Republicans get about half their delegates from the caucass and half from primaries. The cacasses draw about 100,000 voters while the primaries draw about a million and a half voters ,thinking that their votes count for something,unless it is canceled like last time,by the state that saw the 10 million dollar cost as too expensive. The parties have tried to unsucessfully get rid of the primaries calling it a beauty contest. No votes on the democratic side count ,and only half of the delagates are decieded for republicans in the primaries. Early counts of mail in votes, show that 25% of votes in the primaries are being cast without the required declaration of party being shown. This is seen as a protest vote coming from a state known for its large population of independant minded voters and the monopoly that the two parties share in control over the process. It seems to me that allot of other people are wishing a different choice was available than the two status quo parties . Todays political quote is from the dude on the dime ----- "there is among you the man who is not bound by party lines. You vote according to your common sense and your calm judgement after hearing each party set forth its program . To you ,I say that the stregth of this independant thought is the greatest contribution of the American political system ." --- Franklin D. Roosevelt. Where is this man when we need him. Maybe Ron Paul will drop his ties with his party and offer an alternative. Blomberg?, Nader? ,Gingrich ?Perot ? will anyone answer the calls for real change that the nation cries out for? Like our political system ,a bicycle cant stand on its own because its two tired. My photos du jour,are willow tree reflections .For some reason I love tree reflections.