Popeye, thank you for providing the full quote. I didn't have it at hand, so I qualified it using "about". The 'carrying a cross' component is obviously something Lewis felt. I can see where under some extremes that may hold some weight, but in general it is a gross over-statement.
What are the conspiracy theories you reference as being promoted? And the fringe candidates? Ross Perot proved in 1992 and 1996 that a 3rd party could have not only an impact, but a significant impact on a presidential general election.
You are not alone in nullifying any importance of the primaries in the Democrat party. As an observer of the process, I cannot, for the life of me see what qualifies her for the job. That in itself is not unlike the majority of candidates from across the spectrum. But I still am hooked, waiting to see or hear what it is that so irrefutably makes her the best choice.
Your statement that she is preferable to anything the Republicans have to offer speaks volumes. It is the same "We hate Bush! We hate Republicans! We hate Conservatives!" rhetoric that we've heard so much of. Yet there are not any constructive solutions offered, no viable alternatives provided. Only the anarchistic philosophical attitude of the tear-it-down-to-heck-with-answers crowd.
Who knows? Perhaps someone, Ron Paul or another dark horse, may still emerge from this premature and inordinately long election season. If he is what you are describing as a "fringe candidate", I submit your definition is skewed.
