Ignition Wiring Issue, please help.

Thanks for the help everyone, I think this is just what I needed to get me going.

I too hate to see extra wires on the battery terminals.

I think I'm going to have a bigger problem once I get this taken care of, as the car won't start at all anymore. Cranks and cranks, and nothing. Every once in a while it will try and fire, but that's not very often.