If Ripple so innovative why isn't it receiving the backing and support that Bitcoin is getting?  Why isn't Ripple users getting warned, or why aren't they getting taxed, or why isn't Governments trying to get it regulated.

There's a reason why...Ripple isn't going anywhere!

Stop trying to mention Ripple in Bitcointalk, it isn't getting you anywhere.  On second thought, it isn't getting itself anywhere either!    

It's probably why Jed McCaleb abandoned Ripple's ship...