I have nothing against third parties or third party movements, it's just when someone with Tom Friedman's reach and riches repeatedly calls for one but then does nothing about it, he's just wishing for ponies. We need a third pony! is essentially what he is saying. And, of course, Tom Friedman's third party is basically the Bloomberg-Bayh party, with perhaps a bit more government funding for solar energy, and as such is already the dominant party of the country.
