Why I like this...

Would you like to know my ultimate political dream? Hillary wins the Democrat nomination. McCain wins the Republican nomination. Michael Bloomberg and Ron Paul decide to run as independents.

This scenario would blow up the collective mind of this country. It would mean that not only would a president be elected with less than a majority vote, but a president could be elected with less than 40 percent of the vote. What would we do with that?

Bloomberg would be a formidable candidate in this scenario. I dont know if he could win, but he certainly has the money and the name recognition to make a push. Let's give him 20 percent of the vote.

We would have to automatically give Hillary and McCain each 30 percent of the vote since they would be considered establishment candidates. If we give Ron Paul 10 percent, which is about what he is pulling from the primaries now (It would probably be much less), that would leave us with 10 percent left that would likely be split between Hillary or McCain, meaning the winner would probably win with less than 40 percent of the vote.

Could someone lead America after winning less than that? Of course, but there would be some problems. And maybe, just maybe, that would force the winning candidate to pay a little attention to the opposition. I doubt it, but I can dream.