Comments on: Unity Ticket: Sam & Mario

By: Peter Halle

Peter Halle — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 18:26:25 +0000

The reason we have a two party system is because it works. Occasionally there is a thrid party “spoiler”. Perot helped get Clinton in; Nader helped get GWB in; sometime way back when TR got Wilson in. Lots of parties works better in a parliamentary system, or perhaps on a local level, where we usually vote for individuals. Could a President ever get a mandate with 30-40% of the vote? But I like Marshall’s idea - a new party to replace one or both the current machines.

By: Marshall Miles

Marshall Miles — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 14:05:33 +0000

The only problem with the Unity08 Party is that it is only internet based…

Way to many ways to stuff a ballot to come up with a nomination….

Also, what if the selected people say no?

We don’t need a third party..

We need ANOTHER party! Let the Dem and GOP be the second and third parties!!

By: Amy

Amy — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 13:21:40 +0000

I saw an interview with Sam Waterston about the Unity08 party. It doesn’t sound like a bad idea, really. The US is one of the few countries that has a two-party system. Most other countries have 7, 8, 9 or more political parties. Perhaps it’s time we joined the rest of the world and became more “enlightened” politically and expanded our horizons beyond liberal and conservative.

By: Terry

Terry — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 03:12:58 +0000

Nah, Groton has Sam (and Fred Gwynne), but we have Nick Pernice.

By: Jake

Jake — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 01:21:23 +0000

Plus, Sam’s a Zebra. You have an issue with that?

By: Terry

Terry — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 23:25:51 +0000

Lucille,

I’ve always admired Cuomo, too. A brilliant guy even if I disagree with him about 60% of the time.

Sam I’ve met a couple times and found him very cordial and not at all “Hollyweird,” as Scarborough phrases it. In his interview with Eleanor Clift, he describes himself as a moderate.

But what do you make of their proposals? Cuomo for more substance and Sam for a third party?

By: Lucille Paige

Lucille Paige — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 22:33:24 +0000

Despite being a Democrat, there are some things I’ve always like about Mario Cuomo. Often times he makes statements that are of sound, good judgment - for both parties. He comes from a humble, background - his parents immigrated here through Ellis Island from Italy, set up a grocery store, etc. Very nice guy, BUT…. he is a Democrat and supports Hilary Clinton,so….

Sam Waterson I really like solely because of his TV image. I’ve never met him personally, so I have no other view of him other than what he portrays on Law and Order. He is the “good guy”; stand up for the Constitution, conservative, etc. But who knows, in real life, he may be a Democrat. Most of Hollywood is, so it wouldn’t surprise me. Lucille Paige