An alternative

Obama and Romney are not the only names you will find on your ballot in November.  Most of the other names you will have never heard of.  But there is one name that I have heard of - Jill Stein.  I know the name from her running for governor in Massachusetts, where I once lived.  I suspect you will know her name as November comes closer.

Stein is the candidate of the Green Party.  Okay, the party is a little far out.  But, she has qualified for federal matching funds, probably the only no-name candidate who has.  The party is on the ballot in 21 states now and should be on the ballot in at least 45 states come November.  It has peanuts to spend: $1,000,000.  But it could be a spoiler in some battleground states.

Of course, Stein supports the usual green positions on the environment.  However, she also realizes that we are in a financial crisis and supports such efforts as reinstatement of  Glass-Steagall, real regulation of Wall Street and a major change in the tax code. 

A major difference between Stein and the primary candidates is that she believes in what she says.  To me that's important in an election where once more we have two primary candidates who believe only in being elected, despite the fact they have performed poorly in the electoral roles they have held.  I'm tired of voting for the lesser of two evils.