After securing an apartment in New York city, an new immigrant goes to a local grocery store to get food for his hungry family.  With little money left after paying his deposit and first months rent, he paces the aisles for something cheap and plentiful. 
  
     Happy with his success, he pays for the meal.  Arriving back at the apartment, he presents his family with a can adorned with a picture of perfectly fried chicken.  Hungry and filled with anticipation, they opened their can of Crisco.

    I know many of you can relate.  This is the same letdown you experienced in recent years when voting for a candidate who didn't live up to their promises.  For example,  if you treasure the idea of limited government and lower taxes,  you probably voted Republican in the past.  As a result, you got more government and higher taxes...wait a minute, that's not what was on the party label.  Eventually, Crisco came with a disclaimer on the can to avoid confusion. 

Plain & Simple:  Parties give individuals ballot access, and much needed legal advise.  They should not be the full extent of a candidates political principles and objectives.  Most politicians hide in a party so you can't examine them individually.  I say "No More!" 

And by the way, quit defining candidates by a party label, it's a terrible way to tell what's in the can(didate).