Why Can't We Have a Decent Candidate for President?

Yes! I want a choice that makes sense! Bad and worse! That are our choices! Apparently having qualified candidates is just too much to ask for!

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I want a real selection of Presidential Candidates! What is happening in this country? How did this get so bad? Why can't we vote for None of the Above? And if that wins neither candidate can run again! Yea right, like that will happen.

2008 Candidates for President

• Barack Obama
  
• Al Gore (not announced)
  
• Christopher Dodd (endorsed Obama)
  
• Hillary Clinton (defeated, endorsed Obama)
  
• John Edwards (withdrawn)
  
• Ralph Nader
• Dennis Kucinich (withdrawn)
• Wesley Clark (not running, endorsed Clinton)
• Mike Gravel (withdrawn)
• Ron Paul (concedes nomination not possible)
• Joseph Biden (withdrawn)
• Alan Augustson (campaign suspended)
• Bob Barr
• Bill Richardson (withdrawn, endorsed Obama)
• Wayne Allyn Root (is now Bob Barr's running mate)
• Kent McManigal (campaign suspended)
• Alan Keyes (withdrawn)
• Michael Bloomberg (says he will not run)
• John McCain
• Duncan Hunter (withdrawn, endorsed Huckabee)
• Tom Tancredo (withdrawn, endorsed Romney)
• Chuck Hagel (not running)
• Rudolph Giuliani (withdrawn, endorsed McCain)
• Newt Gingrich (says he will not run)
• Tommy Thompson (withdrawn, endorsed Giuliani)
• Mitt Romney (withdrawn, endorsed McCain)
• Fred Thompson (withdrawn)
• Mike Huckabee (withdrawn)
• Elaine Brown (withdrawn)
• Jim Gilmore (withdrawn)
• Sam Brownback (withdrawn, endorsed McCain)
• Stephen Colbert (campaign halted)

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