The 2016 presidential season may foretell the end of the two major political parties.  Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders are not really members of the two parties whose nomination they have run so effectively to win.  Indeed, both reflect as much as anything else frustration and anger against the parties whose nominations they seek.  The two major political parties are seen by most Americans not as a path to the solution of those difficult issues we face, but rather as a major sickness in our system of government. Do we need these parties?  Not really.  Party labels allow politicians to mask the reality of policies behind the fog of partisan rhetoric.  This is compounded by the ugly fact that instead of having two national political parties, we really have the Party of Washington (A) and the Party of Washington (B), with all the goodies that come from controlling the White House and Congress providing the real motivation to win national...(Read Full Article)