>>Gary Johnson and Judge Jim Gray are the only choice to Save the American Dream:<< That's some dream to have pot and other drugs become more mainstream after these illegal substances already cause so much damage to the health of people. Eliminate federal income tax, well we already spend more than we take in, how does that help?

Ricky,

I suggest that you take a look at their positions. They are really worth the time to read.

As for pot - it's less addictive than 'alcohol', it's certainly less harmful than 'cigarettes'. Why not regulate and tax it? How many cigarette dealers do you see on street corners peddling to kids? That's what happening right now with the drug trade.

As for the elimination of the income tax - it's part of a broader scheme of a flat tax with a pre-bate to those who are poor to cover the increas in tax on necessitites. It's a non-regressive consumption tax instead of an unfair (and often cheated) income tax. Have you ever paid cash to not pay sales tax? Have you ever highered a babysitter and not given a 1099?

These are things that wouldn't be an issue with such a tax structure. I can understand skepticism. Check it out. The guy was a Governor of a border State and his VP candidate was a Judge with extensive experience with drug arrests and convictions.

They aren't dopey third parties - they should be listened to and allowed in the debates.

@ Keith: Actually, the black market trade for cigarettes, especially in NYC, is an industry in and of itself. It's not so far off to have 'someone on the corner' peddling cigarettes. Your neighborhood convenience store is probably selling a Lucy as I type.

@Tee Smith:
I fully understand the black market trade - but it's important to realize that those cigarettes are typically REAL cigarettes, minus the tax stamp. They come from other States, Indian Reservations, Europe, etc..., but they are PRODUCED in factories that are regulated and controlled - unless they are counterfeit, but that's not as large of an issue even in the black market. There are no such controls on pot production. It can be laced with anything from PCP to deadly pesticides.

If you are asking whether I'd rather deal with a (small) black market of legitimate pot vs. what we have now, I say bring on the black marketeers.

NONE of what you are saying is true. I'm a Republican (at least I used to be) and comprehend why Republicans do not want these absolutely needed changes. Republicans are primarily concerned about enhancing their own lives, Democrats are primarily concerned about improving their own lives in addition to everyone elses life along with them. Sorry, but that's just the way it is. This country's citizens have essentially been lied to since the days of Nixon for the advantage of a privileged class and corporate profit who think the common citizen is either stupid or gullible enough to be used. Why do you think there are people on government assistance, Medicare and social security, etc. who insist on voting Republican against their own personal interest. they have been duped to believing we Republicans will "take care of them" through trickle down approach? Granted I was one of those (Republicans), but I saw the light and realized how detrimental this type of philosophy is on this country. It's time government worked to benefit ALL people by ensuring equality of opportunities and available benefits. Time for stop the waste, the spending on phoney wars, and let US, The People!, benefit from OUR collective tax dollars. We need to stop corporations from running this government and let the people run it again. Unfortunately the change will take decades to correct past transgressions and this president (President Obama) was needed to start the ball rolling.

Yup, this is the type of Republican the party SHOULD have nominated and they would have had a batter chance at getting some crossover votes from Democrats. Even better would have been Jon Huntsman.

Do you understand the difference between libertarians and statists? Huntsman is basically the same as Romney and Obama.

I'm just talking about popularity in general compared to Romney, not political philosophy. I believe Jon Huntsman would have definitely grabbed Democrat votes away from Obama, and Gary Johnson would (will) grab votes away from Romney. Let's not forget that Jon and Gary both entered the primary as republicans along with Romney despite their political differences. Either one of them would be a better republican candidate to attract base republican votes at this point in time IMO. Even Ron Paul would do better then Mitt is doing now I would imagine. I believe the Republican voters now feel they made a BIG mistake by running Mitt as I knew they did from the beginning. Remember what Ann Coulter first said about Romney in 2011, that if we run Mitt Romney we're going to lose. It's going to come true. For sure. He cannot be trusted, nor is he competent because of his constant filp flops, or even worthy of the position. I don't think of him as a "leader". Do you?

You mean four more years of murdering thousands of innocent people (including US citizens), even higher unemployment rates, and even more civil liberties being taken away? (Look up SEC 1021 of the NDAA and how Obama is fighting the injunction filed against it.)

I stand corrected, last two years for sure, first two years for not supporting the Affordable Health Care Act. Basically no Republican support or compromise. It could have been so much better if they were honest and supported the very things THEY initiated, such as mandatory insurance for everyone. They were to busy blocking everything they could because of a minority president who IS going to change THEIR (greedy) way of life.

There's nothing stopping anyone from voting for him. He's on the ballot in all 50 states.

I think that one of the problems at the beginning were that there were too many Republicans running (what did we have 7 or 8?) that some good people didn't have a proper chance to garner enough primary votes to get their percentages up enough to qualify for the debates. You had "major waste of time" candidates like Michelle Bachmann and Herman Cain, etc., taking up space and fan-based voters, and by the time those people dropped out it was much too late for Gary Johnson to make any headway. At least he's still around and people should definitely vote for him if they like him. Make it a three party race and give Romney something to actually fight for instead of trying to buy. Ron Paul is a whole other issue. Even the Republican Party is not going to let him get ahead.

JP, this isn't a random guy - he was a Republican GOVERNOR of a border State at a time when immigration was a major issue. He was KEPT OUT of the debates and the public eye intentionally.

He was in one of the debates when his share of voters got over 1%, the minimum they were using to choose who got in and who didn't. I don't recall if it was the CNN or Fox debate. Let me look. Ok, it was the Sep 22, 2011 debate by Fox news at the Orange County Convention Center. So no, your contention he was kept out on purpose is incorrect. He just isn't that popular among Republicans, if he were (a little) more popular he'd have been in all the debates like Ron Paul was.

Ummm, maybe you don't realize it but, Gary Johnson DID participate in the Republican primaries.