Grayness & my Vote

Zac,
Well said. And I want to take both your posts together because they bring up a very good point about 1) grayness in decision-making; 2)means-to-an end; and 3)politics and the art of "getting elected."

I'm increasingly turned off by this "gray world" we live in Zac. Especially when it comes to politics. My entire voting life, I have never had a candidate that I supported. It has caused me to be skeptical of democracy and forced me to vote for "the least bad." I refuse to do this anymore. As of RIGHT NOW I will only support candidates that believe in the following 5 statements (in no particular order):

1) Adults should make decisions for themselves and be held accountable- no bans on food, no bailouts on mortgages.
2) Adults know better what do with their money than the government - low taxes
3) Government should not try to be "moral" - complete separation of church/state & stay out of abortion, homosexuality, gambling, smoking, drinking
4) Education and Science are the MOST IMPORTANT things a government can (and should) promote: stem-cell research, public schools for children
5) Free movement of goods and people around the world: no tariffs, no quotas (on goods or people), no H1B visa shit, give everyone a SS number and say "thanks for coming - here's a hammer/pen/laptop"

Hillary fails 1,2,3,5
Obama fails 1,2,3,5
McCain fails 1,3,4

My vote goes to Alan Greenspan