There is no more important issue than the War on Terror (including Iraq). Paul is dead wrong on this. Period.
Everyone calling (rightfully) the Democrats in Congress traitors, should hold Paul to the same standard. He is a defeatist and voted for our SURRENDER.
Where is the difference to cowards like Hagel?
He is not the second Reagan you want to sell us.
Nice attempt though.
That's a very myopic view. While I consider the war on terror important clearly there are other pressing issues that Bush has simply ignored. We need a president that can put his focus on all issues not just one.
Right on!
You are dead, DEAD wrong.
Abortion ALONE is FAR more important than the War in Iraq. More Unborn Children in America die EVERY DAY from Abortion than all American Citizens who lost their lives in the 9/11 Attacks.
True Conservatives care about Unborn Children. Perhaps you're not a True Conservative at all -- just a Liberal Interventionist Nation-Builder.
And, on the numbers, Illegal Immigration, Gun Control, and Domestic Communism are FAR more important also. Abortion is just the tip of the iceberg.
I like some of Ron Paul’s positions on constitutional issues but people who are getting excited about poll numbers pumped up by moonbats really need to get a grip.
I hear the term RINO often enough. What do you call a Republican who wants to join the surrender monkeys (Democrat)? I know that this last sentence may get me a reprimand, but I’m still for Rudy.
Yep. As a conservative and native Texan working out of state, I view Paul and Murtha as two peas in in the same pod. Its hard to worry much about Paul’s other positions when he would be allowing the Sharia Muzzies to chop all our heads off. Maybe he and Murtha can form an appeasement ticket.
Ron Paul is a defeatist. He is dead wrong on the most important issue of our times which is the War on Terror.
Amen.
Ron Paul DOES have it right. I haven’t discussed it with him personally, but previous conversations with him cause me to believe that — with some possible alterations — he’d endorse MY foreign policy as posted below.
Ron Paul LOVES America — the IDEA — not just the place and will defend them BOTH if threatened.
What he would NOT do is engage in this pissing away of American blood and treasure “nation building” for folks who have no or a very rudimentary understanding of what freedom means to them and what it takes to gain it. He SAID as much when he declared that if we’re going to go to war, the congress must vote for it and we go in to WIN — then get the hell out!
I could go on but, if those who read this think we CAN be the policeman of the world, you get the idea.
Without further ado, let the flamings begin!
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The difference is that even if he is totally wrong, Paul has a different worldview and is an honest guy. The Dems want us to lose for political advantage.
He is not the second Reagan you want to sell us. Nice attempt though.
Well said!