i believe that any way this election goes, our political system still is controlled by big business, lobbyists, and the good ol' boys who just keep getting older and putting other good ol' boys in positions of power. also, who can forget the "christians" that always seem to have huge impacts on elections. what i like about ron paul is that he actually stands out there and clearly states his views. For example, he wants to end the drug war ( which i bet is why a lot of people on this site soley like him). No other candidate left will ever say this. It's even a struggle for them to say they'll end the medical raids enforced by the DEA. If picking a president was solely a matter of whether or not i want cannabis legalized, hed be my pick. However, i think as americans we all have to take one for the team. There are bigger issues out there than gay marriage, prayer in school, and abortion. The fact of the matter is americans will smoke their cannabis, have abortions, and pray in school if they want to regardless of laws. All the democratic candidates are touting their speeches on "hey america, lets have universal free healthcare yaaaay." where is that money even going to come from. everyone wants to end the war and bring the troops right home. hillary's plan is to just drop everything and bring everyone home within 60 days i think. that tidbit of information is enough for me not to want her in office. whats going to happen after 60 days? "hey iraq, were leaving now. everything's cool right? take care, love USA" Thats going to go over real well. Also, think about when all the troops come home. There is already a problem with troops not being able to get the help they need. And they already get universal free healthcare. Is someone trying to tell me that if the US operates this on a larger scale things are going to get better. As americans it is our duty to think outside the box and outside partylines. Parties are all imaginary and the system is flawed. So many things wrong... And what is obama even going to do? Mr jihad hassan mahmoud barack hussein hamid obama? Oh, thats right. He's an advocate of change. Wow! Whoever gets in office is going to have all the same problems that we are facing now. How are they going to fix the economy when a majority of the problem is in american's hands and credit books?

all in all, our political system depresses me. doesn't anyone else stand for real issues and solutions?