<p>Yeah having Ron Paul as president = freedom and liberty, right? All other candidates hate freedom and liberty. Good logic.</p>
<p>neoconservative war-mongers/propagandists</p>
<p>I love how ignorant people call him “Osama” just because he’s black and spent a few years in a Muslim country as a child. Anyone that does this is racist and discriminatory, plain and simple. </p>
<p>And no offense, I would love to have Ron Paul’s ideal little world, but this idiot’s plan is never going to work. As someone above mentioned, we tried this before… something called the “Articles of Confederation”. Ever heard of it? Should ring a bell from 5th grade history class. It didn’t work, and the Constitution replaced it. Now he wants to take us back?</p>
<p>I’m disappointed in the fellow college students of my generation who fall to the “Ron Paul Revolution” hype. He’s never going to win, and if he does his plans will never work. </p>
<p>And Huckabee’s “fair tax” is obviously a way for the rich to keep their money. This idiot wants to eliminate income tax and replace it with a 23% federal commerce tax. I thought conservatives wanted LESS government involvement??? Oh, and then he wants to mail every American a $5,000 every year to make up for the ridiculous tax. W-T-F?? Even a 3rd grader can see this for what it really is.</p>
<p>Besides, a black market would develop OVERNIGHT. Why would pepito’s gas station on the corner sell you a gallon milk with a 23% tax on it, when he can sell it “on the side” and not pay any tax? Oh yeah, because the IRS would get him. OH WAIT! There would be no more IRS! </p>
<p>I think the country is setting itself up for a very dark future if a Republican gets elected next year. </p>
<p>My vote goes to Obama. And don’t give me any crap about Hillary being more experienced. Sipping tea while with other first ladies while the husbands talk politics in the other room does not count as experience.</p>
<p>How is respecting the rule of the land “The constitution” like going back to the articles of confederation? Most who argue that Ron would like to take us back to the Articles are probably upset by his position on federalism. A great many people believe that the country needs unified policies on everything, centrally directed from Washington D.C., and that the Constitution is really nothing more than the Pirate Code “more like…guidelines.” The constitution did not give much more power to the federal government than the articles:
Regulation of commerce, the power to print money (which it uses and abuses).</p>
<p>Ron is the way to go. What’s wrong with him?</p>
<p>Some people say Ron Paul has too much integrity and is too honest to be president</p>
<p>One might say the same of Dennis Kucinich.</p>
<p>I agree. Dennis also has integrity and honesty. He’s one of my favorite on the democratic side. I just don’t agree with his domestic policies. Still, I respect him</p>
<p>I feel the same way about Ron Paul. Disagree with him domestically/socially, but appreciate his stance on Iraq. However, neither one of them has a snowball’s chance in H*** of winning.</p>
<p>Dennis may not have a chance, but Ron Paul does.</p>
<ul>
<li>He has raised almost 20 million dollars this quarter</li>
<li>6 Million of which was in 1 day (national record) from 58,000+ donors</li>
<li>Most donations from active military</li>
<li>Won more straw polls than any other candidate</li>
<li>Only candidate who will swiftly bring troops home</li>
<li>Voted against Iraq war</li>
<li>Never voted to raise taxes or restrict gun control</li>
<li>Awarded “taxpayer’s best friend” 10 times in a row in congress</li>
<li>Voted against patriot act</li>
<li>Voted against regulating internet
and the list goes on</li>
</ul>
<p>Sure, he may be polling low, but polls are BIASED
- they only account “typical republican primary voters”
- much of ron’s support are from switched parties, newly registered, young people
- many times his name isn’t an option in the polls</p>
<p>And what do polls really mean? Remember John Kerry was polling at 7% and won the democratic nod?</p>
<p>Remember Buchanan, McCain, Clinton, and their “underdog” victories in early states</p>
<p>Plus Ron Paul supporters are the most enthusiastic, and WILL go out to vote for him</p>
<p>I’m predicting 3rd place in Iowa, and uphill from there.</p>
<p>Well, good luck! We could do a lot worse than Mr. Paul.</p>
<p>Hm..I don’t claim to know a lot about politics by any means. But this quote and the idea of not separating church and state it seems to imply scares the crap out of me:</p>
<p>"The Founding Fathers envisioned a robustly Christian yet religiously tolerant America, with churches serving as vital institutions that would eclipse the state in importance. Throughout our nation’s history, churches have done what no government can ever do, namely teach morality and civility. Moral and civil individuals are largely governed by their own sense of right and wrong, and hence have little need for external government.</p>
<p>The notion of a rigid separation between church and state has no basis in either the text of the Constitution or the writings of our Founding Fathers. On the contrary, our Founders’ political views were strongly informed by their religious beliefs. Certainly the drafters of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, both replete with references to God, would be aghast at the federal government’s hostility to religion.</p>
<p>–Ron Paul</p>
<p>Found here: [The</a> War on Religion by Rep. Ron Paul](<a href=“http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul148.html]The”>The War on Religion - LewRockwell)</p>
<p>RON “The Truth” PAUL!</p>
<p>Sure, he has his flaws, but he his pluses overwhelm them. I’m sick of deficit spending on the military, I’m sick of policing the world, I’m sick of taxes, I’m sick of the federal government interfering with our lives (Patriot Act anyone?) and I’m sick of political correctness. Some of you might think I’m a redneck from Louisiana. No, I’m an Asian liberal from Massachusetts. Ron Paul is only candidate I have donated money to.</p>
<p>Kerry was never polling as low as 7% nationally, or in Iowa for that matter.</p>
<p>All those “young, new supporters” will have to actually show up to Caucus Night - and that’s hardly a sure thing. It’s not as simple and easy as casting a ballot. You’re there in the room for hours as deals are made and delegates horse-traded. The process favors politically-savvy, party-experienced people, and that hurt Howard Dean bigtime on Caucus Night 2004 - the Kerry camp had those people and Dean’s brigade didn’t.</p>
<p>Paul’s real hope is New Hampshire’s primary - a state with a long tradition of supporting libertarian Republicans. He’s got to win or at worst finish second there.</p>
<p>Ugh. How could ANYONE vote for Clinton. She sold out her own beliefs! Until they came around to benefit her, of course. </p>
<p>**Kucinich all the way! **Too bad he is unlikely to be the democratic candidate… =(</p>
<p>Next to him, Obama. I agree with Kucinich on almost all points though. I only hope that the democrats gain some sense. He is a REAL democrat. He voted no on Iraq, is against the death penalty (unlike Clinton and Edwards, who believe that it makes sense to take another human’s life! HYPOCRITES!), wants to rescind the patriot act(rather than just reform it–which is iffy on so many levels–unlike the other democratic runners), etc.</p>
<p>IAmNobody, that quotation freaks me out also.</p>
<p>I think the Paul religious quote is deceiving. It means two things. The first part is clear: religion can/should be powerful, as it can do things government cannot. While I and most other Atheists would disagree with that, his point is that from social services to preaching on “morals”, there is an established niche where religion operates and government cannot. The second part, as I see it, is his way of saying that government cannot be openly hostile to religion, as he claims they are now. </p>
<p>Undoubtedly, his religious views are his most alarming feature. But, let us be realistic. He is NOT the type of candidate who wants to reduce liberty so that American and Christian laws are in harmony. I mean, he’s the only candidate that would ever do something like repeal obscenity laws.</p>
<p>I stuck with Huckabee from the very beginning, when he was literally a nobody. He just won the Iowa Caucus, and things are looking up! He seems like a genuinely honest, respectful man. I may have some questions on his foreign policies, but I trust him. Ron Paul is too cavalier for me, he seems like too much of a maverick.</p>
<p>Kucinich, but he was never likely. Maybe another Democrat, just somebody who’s not a religious zealot.</p>
<p>Ron Paul got 10%…that’s even higher than i though he’d get :D</p>