To Smoke or To Be Smoked?

With April 20 being the most official day reserved for those who celebrate smoking marijuana (Four-Twenty), why would a proponent of decriminalization wait until Four-Twenty-One to announce his candidacy? Wait. Let me guess. You thought Tuesday was Monday so you thought Wednesday was Tuesday, duuuuuuuuude. Or you met this guy who was totally supposed to set everything up but he toooooootally flaked. Or you know, no prob, It's always Four-twenty here, bro (pointing to heart).


Either way, Four-Twenty-One will go down as the day a Republican finally jumped in with both feet to run in 2012. Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson may not be Obama's most formidable opponent, kilo for kilo, but he will help the smoke and mirrors of the birther movement waft away, thus taking the debate to a higher level. 


As a Libertarian, Johnson thinks Americans are getting a bad deal arguing that our expenditures and our tax rates are putting us in a sticky situation. He hopes to get what buzz he can as the candidate who will just say no to more spending. Johnson is seeding his campaign with money from his own stash as a self-made millionaire. Before becoming governor of New Mexico, Johnson made rolls of cash as founder and CEO of Big J Enterprises, one of the state's largest construction firms. Time will tell if his millions can ream the rest of the Republican field.


Only time will tell if Johnson's run is just a pipe dream. With no name recognition he has a lot to hash out. But make no bones about it; ... um... pot.