I confess i wasn't living in the US during the last elections, so i only followed the elections from international news sources.
and i have no idea what those names means (paul i may have heard about while reading slash dot)
That also reminds me of that simpsons episode where the aliens take place of the democrat and republican candidates, and when they discover they are aliens trying to take over earth, someone shouts that he will vote for somebody else. the alien just says "go ahead, waste your vote" and the guy agrees and feels defeated.
Geez. How, difficult is that? Oh wait, you guys only have one option laid down as only two parties... tough.
Before you start to disagree, name one candidate that had "end patriotic act" on their government plan.