Constant Conservative Ron Paul...

[Ben]

I never fail to be amazed at about half of US voters to desire candidates like Ron Paul why? This guy is different but he's crazy.

http://www.realchange.org/ronpaul.htm

The choices are, well, very limited. I mean, extremely limited.
Look at what the American people are presented with: Mitt, Newt, Rick, President Obama or Paul.
America have over 300 million people and the choices are narrowed down to essentially 5 corporate and corporate-backed candidates.
And even the opinions among the 5 don't vary that much. What separates Paul is his supposed anti-war appeal, as it were.
He's good on some things and, well, quite awful on others.
But, again, the choices aren't that broad. So... I mean, Obama is most likely the most moderate. More moderate than Romney. So, most liberal and social democrats will vote for (not necessarily support) Obama.
We need more political parties in America. We need a more COMPETITIVE race.
If you look at American public opinion polls (America is a heavily polled society) the majority of Americans are what's called: social democratic.
Which so-called Party or presidential candidate serve those social democratic interests? Well, none.
Anyway, both parties are way to the right of the majority of Americans. That's why there's a democratic deficit in America. Which is: a wide gulf between public policy and public opinion.
We bear witness to a daily attack on meaningful democracy in America.

[Ben]

[Ben]

The story at USA Today:

25% of super PAC money coming from just 5 rich donors:


http://www.usatoday.com/news/politic...ors/53196658/1

[Ben]

But Ron's an idiot. He's a died in the wool libertarian who thinks it's just fine for big government to tell women what to do with their own bodies. He believes there should be no regulations protecting you or your property from the pollution and poisons produced by your neighbor's factory, yet he's willing to have government forcefully prevent a woman from undergoing a medical procedure to have a blastocyst vacuumed from her uterus.

Some people don't even think he's a libertarian. He just hates the federal government. Not necessarily state governments.
And, too, he isn't against war perse. I mean, he has said that America shouldn't attack Iran. But doesn't seem to care if Israel does.
And Paul appears to be a Christian zealot. I mean, he'd be a far right-wing President.
Anyway, he won't win the nomination. And, too, he's retiring.
So, look for RAND to take his place -- ha ha!

[Gouki]

yup Ron has started to set the freedom brush fires in the minds of young men and women nationwide leaving the gate open for Rand in 2016 IMO

[trish]

Freedom brush fires? Listen to yourself. You should get yourself deprogrammed as soon as possible.

[Gouki]

lol I did

[Ben]

This is why government work is pretty simple. One should be a simple administrator. And public policy should reflect the popular will --

[Ben]

Actor Russell Means endorses Ron Paul on some pretty profound reasons:

[hippifried]

Actor Russell Means endorses Ron Paul on some pretty profound reasons:

I know he was in Last of the Mohicans, but "actor"? Do you know who he is? He was one of the early militant leaders of the American Indian Movement, In the '70s. He was inside, with founder Dennis Banks, When they siezed the town of Wounded Knee, South Dakota in 1973, & held it against the FBI, US Marshall Service, State Police, National Guard, etc for 71 days. All charges against those 2 were dismissed by the way.

Means is a real smart guy, but his agenda is a bit different than most of the rest of the country, including Ron Paul.