(2006-08-22) Friedman Third Party

Thomas Friedman thinks it's time for a Third Party. "We used to say the system is broken because it won't respond until there is a crisis," said David Rothkopf, author of "RunningTheWorld," a history of U.S. Foreign Policy. But now it's really broken, "because the system can't even respond to a crisis!" What to do? I'm hoping for a Third Party. The situation is ripe for one: America is facing a challenge as big as the cold war - how we satisfy our long-term energy needs (Energy Policy), at reasonable prices, while decreasing our dependence on oil (Cheap Oil) and the bad governments that export it - and neither major party will offer a solution, because it requires sacrifice today for gain tomorrow... Energy really is key to American renewal...