Third party votes more meaningful 

Bob Thayer in his letter to the editor in the Feb. 22 Daily Forty-Niner basically accused the American public of being too "apathetic or lazy" to vote. 

I think most American people are smart enough to know that their votes are essentially meaningless in this one-party, corporate-controlled country.

Even when third parties run viable candidates who want to talk about real issues, the mega-media usually blackball them. When Ralph Nader announced his bid for the presidency in Washington on Feb. 21, the big networks were all there with cameras running. 

Furthermore, it is almost impossible for third party candidates to get on the ballot in many states.

Thayer urged readers to vote and invited them to consider joining him in voting for McCain on March 7. I also urge you to vote and invite you to consider joining me in voting for Green Party candidate Ralph Nader. 

Even though the major media are not covering it yet, Ralph is running.