Third Party Update: Presidential Candidates Arrested

If you have decided that neither George W "Tastes Great" Bush, nor John F. "Less Filling" Kerry is your man this year, don't forget to check out the many third-party candidates running for office this year.

And in case you thought third parties were never a place of real excitement, apparently the Green and Libertarian party candidates were arrested last night at the site of the Presidential Debates. They intended to serve a "Show Cause" order to protest their exclusion from the debates. Apparently, Ralph Nader was either more secure in his candidacy, or had just turned in early last night.

While I think this kind of political theater is more silly than helpful, it should be noted that all debates we see are now run by the CPD which was formed by the two major parties and is run by well-known partisans of the GOP and DNC. Many feel that this organization was formed simply to keep out third-party candiates.