The Libertarian Effect? Please spare me.

This post over at the usually reliable RealClearPolitics makes my head swim.

The Libertarian Party itself is a joke and Mr. Kaminsky seems to realize that by pointing out that "for the rest of this article, please recognize that I am speaking of the small-"l" libertarian, and not the Libertarian Party of the candidates mentioned above". But uh...your whole point started out being that the Libertarian PARTY got enough votes to tilt the Montana and Missouri Senate races. This is not profound nor of particular interest to someone looking for clues as to why Republicans lost both houses of Congress.

In Virginia the Third Party candidate was in fact from the ultra liberal side. Yes, a Green Party candidate ALMOST cost James Webb his win. Webb finished a little over 9000 votes ahead of George Allen while GG Parker the "Independent Green" garnered over 26,000 votes. Using Kaminsky's logic the Democrats need to assiduously court "Green" voters to maintain their majorities.

Third Parties almost always serve as a vent for the chronically grouchy and forever loopy among us. It never has and never well make sense to waste your time supporting lost causes. I'd love a viable third party to appear but until some huge status quo altering event takes place it won't happen.