Quote Originally Posted by oldhaole
As for Gary, never heard of he dude. Until now. Googled him. Unelectable as a Republican. Too progressive. Would not want to see him as a third party canidate. He would (I think) get more votes from Dems than Reps.

"During a May 2010 appearance on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report", host Stephen Colbert hinted at a possible presidential campaign, to which Johnson laughed and proclaimed that the notion is not plausible as he is a supporter of the legalization of marijuana."

Gary E. Johnson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

yeah, I remember him now after seeing his pic. This guy has ALWAYS been on our side. and really, aside from this one issue, he seems fairly conservative to me, at least fiscally. but, unfortunately, you are right. there is only one issue that most people will look at when they decide where he falls politically. If he can win the nomination I think he would win the general election. :twocents:

"He is the chairman of a 501(c)(4) organization called the Our America Initiative. The focus of the organization is to speak out on issues regarding topics such as government efficiency, lowering taxes, ending the war on drugs, protecting civil liberties, revitalizing the economy and promoting entrepreneurship and privatization."