Wanted: A Third Option

NYTimes Op-Ed: Third Party Rising - Thomas L. Friedman

We have to rip open this two-party duopoly and have it challenged by a serious third party that will talk about education reform, without worrying about offending unions; financial reform, without worrying about losing donations from Wall Street; corporate tax reductions to stimulate jobs, without worrying about offending the far left; energy and climate reform, without worrying about offending the far right and coal-state Democrats; and proper health care reform, without worrying about offending insurers and drug companies.

I couldn't agree more with Senor Friedman, I'm also amazed at how similar he is in appearance to Paul Krugman (maybe it's just me). Either way, I've been praying for a third party for what seems like my entire life, certainly my entire adult life.

The question is no longer when, but how. How will this "radical center" convince Americans that the duopoly needs to end and most importantly, will the media allow it to happen?