I have a novel idea for what to do with the energy of the Occupy Wall Street Movement. Before the monitors ban me for suggesting this, I am not suggesting voting Republican or Green in the general election (this is, after all, and above all, a Democratic Party site). There should be serious consideration, however, to voting en masse in the Republican Party nomination process - in both open and closed primaries.
There are several strategies to do this.
The first one is the patriotic one. Vote for the best candidate - if you would - the one most likely to govern responsibly. In most people's estimation, that would be Mitt Romney - who would likely draw his economic team from Goldman Sachs (just like the current President) and keep up America's bipartisan defense policy. I suspect Romney really is pro-gay rights and pro-choice and is simply pandering to the Tea Party. He will not, however, deal with the issues the way the Occupy Wall Street Movement would approve of.
The second one is the political one. Find the candidate who is the easiest to beat by Obama. That would definitely not be Romney. Find the Tea Party flavor of the month when your primary is held and vote for him or her. Don't vote for someone who has no chance of winning the primary, just someone who can't beat Obama. Of course, the risk is, if the economy tanks again (and I don't think it will or can, we are borrowing so much that stimulus is inevitable, even if the Obama Jobs Bill dies), the GOP candidate could win. I'd rather not have that happen.
The third one is to practice identify politics. If you are Catholic, vote for Santorum. If you are a southern white evangelical, vote for Perry. If you are a woman, vote for Bachmann (holding your nose). If you are anti-war, vote for Paul. If you are African American, vote for Cain. I suspect that will happen anyway, given the lack of a Democratic Primary.
The fourth is to vote for the Republican most in line with your demands. That is not Romney, Bachmann, Perry, Santorum. Cain or Gingrich. That leaves Paul and Johnson. Paul is well known, but he is particularly whacky on economic issues.
That leaves Gary Johnson. Giving him a leg up would likely freeze up the GOP nomination process in a big way, since the big boys in Wall Street are afraid of him. Giving him a mass of delegates could very well lead to a multi-ballot GOP convention. I'm not sure he could win the nomination, especially if Wall Street has anything to say about it. That is kind of the point. It is essentially a free vote and it messes up the GOP. What's not to love about that?