Though I am anti-drug legalization, I don’t disqualify people based on a well reasoned, non revenue generating, no tax dollars for addicts stance. Global Warming on the other hand is a frickin BS, socialist wet dream. He’ll have to leave that behind of he wants my vote.
To solve the drug crisis you'd need to remove limitations on the right to work, institute vouchers at the grade and HS levels, and eliminate the 80% of poverty due to unwed, uneducated mothers (adoption and a positive response to chastity)
You are spot on about GW and I worry that too many pubbies have drunk at that well. On the other hand, they are all politicians in the end. Public perception is more important and people are making fun of GW as an issue. I think it will go away as a “critical” issue by time of the next election cycle.
Even Reagan wasn't perfect - Lebanon, didn't shut down a single dept., etc.