Posted on 08/13/2011 1:26:27 PM PDT by JimWayne
After yesterday's spurt in talk radio about Ron Paul, I've been thinking about his positions. I oppose Ron Paul on Foreign Policy (especially his position ignoring the threat of Islam taking over our policy), but have to seriously wonder about supporting some of the other candidates who have not faced opposition.
Ron Paul gets a lot of flak, but why do the others get away with cheating us for doing far worse than what Ron Paul promises to do to Israel? Many candidates like Rick Santorum, George Allen and Joe Barton have hijacked the label of conservative, but are less conservative than even Ron Paul. They support raising debt to infinite levels, deficit funding, support for Islamic regimes like Pakistan, nationalized healthcare (they did not oppose Romneycare), have wishy-washy positions on abortion, and say one thing during the elections while ganging up with the liberals right after the elections.
The second thought in my mind is about Israel. Why are we so obsessed about Israel when the Jewish people seem to vote for the RATs? I think Islam is more dangerous and if we pull the aid from both Palestine and Israel, Israel will win, but this is a situation I don't really feel strongly about. There are much bigger problems at home and my wealth is depleting not merely due to Obama and other Dims, but the RINOs and neocons who have ganged up with the liberals over the years.
These RINOs do not support us but expect our support unconditionally. They even opposed the TEA Party candidates but suddenly claim that they themselves are part of the TEA Party.
So my question to you is why should we give a free pass to the RINOs? Shouldn't we hold them to the same standards we hold Ron Paul to? I can already hear that Ron Paul is a kook, but that is not the question. The question is whether others like Santorum and George Allen aren't worse than being a kook and why should we support them? The other question is why Israel is so important that my savings should be used for them. Shouldn't they take care of themselves?
Ron Paul = Certified RINO so what is the question. Heck I think if you asked Paul he might well say he is not a Republican.
Paul isn’t a real Presidential candidate so this is a stupid question.
If Ron Paul were the candidate, Obama is the next president and if another Mclame/McRommney is the candidate Obama is the next president.
He tells his supporters that the only reason he has an R next to his name is because it’s easier to win that way. He’ll tell you to run with a D next to your name if you think that is more likely to lead to victory.
In a certain sense, I agree with this sentiment. I’m more loyal to conservatism than I am to the Republican Party. However, so long as I’m a Republican, I’ll be a loyal one.
He is not going to win the Presidency.
I am starting to like the idea of Perry/Santorum.
I totally agree. This guy has as much chance of winning the Republican Nomination as Sarah Palin has to win the Democratic Nomination.
They are certifying them now?
No, the question is not about Paul. It is why others get a free pass and are not held to the same standard as Paul.
If you really oppose terrorism, you should oppose candidates who support Islamic regimes. If you really oppose baby-killing, you should oppose candidates who triangulate their position on baby-killing. And if you really oppose Global Warming, you should oppose those who subsidize ethanol. The question is why don’t I see this happen.
I do agree that Ron Paul has no chance of winning, but the same is true for Herman Cain.
Ron Paul is such a kook on things foreign policy and finding the "truth" about 9-11 that there really isn't any reason to take him particularly seriously on anything. The guy just disqualifies himself when he won't even distance himself from the Alex Jones, 9-11 truther conspiracy crowd.
Ron Paul is a Libertarian running as a Republican. By definition that makes him a “Republican In Name Only”.
bat poop crazy person that will get us all killed (paul)
or any other credible candidate? easy choice.
Just in case anybody else has been wondering, the full moon was at 11:57 PDT (about 12:10 FRT) today.
Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann are the only good candidates. Perry and Santorum are RINOs. Perry got Texas into a deficit and Santorum supports ethanol subsidies and supported Arlen Specter. Santorum is a fraud and worse than Ron Paul.
Ron Paul would be my absolutely LAST choice among the Republican candidates. I would even vote for Huntsman, my next-to-last choice, over Paul. Paul would actually be dangerous to our nation’s security.
I often wonder why people obsess about the 2 billion we send to Israel (which is essentially just a subsidy to our weapons industry), but they're silent on the staggering amount of aid we provide to the rest of the world.
We spend between six and seven hundred billion dollars a year to keep China from invading their neighbors or cutting off sea lanes, Russia from rolling into Europe, North Korea from unleashing hell on Seoul, or Iran from blockading the Straits of Hormuz. That's not just for our benefit, that's for the benefit of the rest of the world.
We spend 50 billion a year on benefits and services to illegal aliens. How much do we spend on welfare or food stamps for people who are members of America's "leisure class"?
Yet people keep bringing up Israel... kinda makes you wonder what the obsession is...
Is that why head to head polls show Paul doing as well vs Obama heads up than any other candidate in the GOP field?
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