Fire the Crackpots of Congress! (And Replace Them with New Crackpots!)

Americans are fed up with the Democrats and Republicans and want change. Except, wait, the third party candidates are a hopeless, foolish bunch of utopians with wild ideas. Michael Moynihan on why the status quo might be OK.

Published Oct. 27 2013 5:45AM EDT

I had never heard of Marianne Williamson before, mostly because I tend not to read books on mystical healing or attend lectures about how “love” is the “answer” to a question no one asked.

Michael Moynihan

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Fire the Crackpots of Congress! (And Replace Them with New Crackpots!)

Americans are fed up with the Democrats and Republicans and want change. Except, wait, the third party candidates are a hopeless, foolish bunch of utopians with wild ideas. Michael Moynihan on why the status quo might be OK.

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Michael Moynihan