Terry Michael on the Silver Lining Possible in a Bush-Clinton 2016 Matchup

Our aging empire can probably survive another Clinton or Bush presidency. But we who prize free minds and free markets might want to extend a big middle finger to the god-awful prospect of the 2016 election being won by a mini-monarch from one of America's two dynasties. The good news, possibly, is that a November match-up between the Democratic and Republican presidential heirs-apparent might foster a more vibrant Declaration of Independents, writes Terry Michael, with citizens seeking a choice of a less regal presidency rather than old echos from a failing two-party system.
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