LOL I listened to the debate. No actually Wudy da Wiberal was trying to sell himself as Reagan LOL. Now you have to remember that top three choices were doing Hillary Lite now were they not? A disaster in the making for the GOP. It makes sense that people would be turned off by them. Most people despite the polls are seeing through Rudy. The more he talks the less answers he has. The United States is not NYC and Heartland USA is not going to put up with his nonsense. Mitt and Johnny especially Johnny was following Rudy.
Ron Paul whether you agree with him or not offered the most substance in his answers when he got asked them. He gave actual answers and that made the difference. The media trick of trying to put words in his mouth like Chris Wallace and Hannity did doesn't work when he has a chance to reply.
Paul is the GOP candidate most opposite of Hillary on policy. If you think that witch is gonna get us out of Iraq I'll sell you the Brooklyn Bridge Cheap. No what she and the DEMs intend is far worse. Our Troops in Iraq under a UN Flag. That will not happen with Ron Paul. Bush needs to start finding a quick and expiditable exit policy for Iraq. There is better than a 50% chance the next POTUS will be DEM. There is an 80% chance the DEMs will hold both houses at this point because the GOP can not get it's act together thanks a lot due to Bush policy.
This would not happen with any GOP IF they would stop trying to make Iraq look like a victim. People aren't buying it and many like myself think we either owed them complete destruction or nothing. Saddam is a different matter. All he needed was for Bush to have kept his mouth shut and a covert OP to take him out. It's called Letters of Marque or Reprisal. It is Constitutional and Ron Paul pushed for it or a full Declaration of War.
I can even agree that our presence in Iraq is Unconstitutional under the current conditions as stated in the authorization for use of force. Congress failed to insist on a formal declaration of war which meant a patched together resolution much like the failed one LBJ asked for and got.
We will never take out Islam it isn't gonna happen in this world. The descendants of Ishmael believe it or not are blessed to prosper BUT not the same blessing as the one given Israel and Gentile grafted into Israel :>} Thus the root of Islamic jealousy. It is thousands of years old.
So what is best our options now? Well with our current limited military capabilities I'd say we should start taking out key Iraqi infrastructure with prejudice and get the heck out out.
Now for what will work. Once out focus on rebuilding our military to a level of readiness equal to that of 1985. This includes getting the Prince Generals out of their office chairs and back into planes on watch 24/7/365. Close our borders to anything but lawful entry and make penalties severe for disregarding it. IOW a prison between Carlsbad New Mexico and El Paso down in the salt flats.
Require passports for all entering the United States. Require under penalty of felony that all visitors here on Visa's report no less than once per quarter to at least visit a local law enforcement agency and advise them of their current residence and employer.
Extend our International Waters to at least 50 miles. Require radio transmitted permission of ships name and Captains name before permission can be obtained to enter. Require passenger list from all foreign origin flights into the United States. Train and arm airliner crews. I repeat train and arm airliner crews. I like the idea of airliners being responsible for security.
The next perhaps would be the biggest and most successful means to end or greatly limit any attacks within our borders. Repeal ALL laws requiring concealed carry weapons permits. No National ID Cards for American citizens.
I want to tell you something about the W.O.T. What Bush has done is nothing but make us all suspects. What a plane load of passengers did over the skies of Pennsylvania did was the biggest blow the United States ever did against terrorism. That is indeed the Real American Way. Name me any of the Top Four supporting any of this. That is what I expect out of a Republican howabout you?
Just goes to prove that there is a conspiracy theory for everyone.
Oh, come on now. Most people who watch these debates have already made up their minds about who they are going to vote for, and usually no single sound bite is going to change their minds. Sometimes, there is a defining moment. Like when Ford claimed that eastern Europe was not under communist domination.
That debate had the highest audience of any recent debate. We know that none of the other candidates are generating much enthusiasm from the supporters, so most of the increase in viewer ship has to have come from recent converts to Ron Paul’s camp. If they are going to give up their time making signs, passing out fliers, etc. then of course they are going to text in their vote for him.