Words are inadequate

Sorry, just with all your talking about how right-wing Patrick is, I assumed that you thought of yourself as left-wing.
I agree with you, for what it's worth. Both major parties are effectively the same thing, for evidence of this see the 2000 "election", and how close the vote was.
All the issues I care about, both parties are the same on.
Cryptography? Both have at one point or another supported a measure I'm against; wiretaps for the democrats and export laws for the republicans.
Marijuana? Nobody wants to let me smoke pot, be they donkey or elephant.
Gun control? You don't see Bush lobbying to get rid of the concealed-carry licenses, do you? Why should I have to pay the government to get my constitutional rights back?

Only candidate that was even remotely like the platform I want was Harry Browne (Libertarian). I'd have voted for him, had my absentee ballot arrived earlier than the day after the election.