Bruce, neither party is worth a darn, so there is no way for effective change while they both survive to rule. People are aware of the fact that the people need help, but we keep being sold out to private interests. Power companies write the rules and fleece us, the gas companies are put on parade as though being taken to task, and nothing changes-----wotta waste! I am still telling you the only way to effect change are new parties not bought by private interests, and free of the general good ole boy network. They are independant, and hope to stay that way. We need to change the top. And get rid of all this dead weight. They live out of our pockets, and then lie to their own to get what they want, not what we need. They got to go, and it is still up to us. I keep hearing the "I don't want to waste my vote" thing, but until folks realize that voting for the same ole dead crap election after election is what is killing us, then change will not happen. We NEED to change this system. Get'em out!