Our "Jedi" Ain't Been Home A Week And Already Bought A House...;0)
Posted on 11/12/2007 2:49:24 PM PST by nsmart
(11/6) Which one of the following candidates should pro-life conservatives rally behind to defeat the liberal abortionists Hillary and Giuliani?
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BECAUSE IT SAID REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE!!!!!
Our "Jedi" Ain't Been Home A Week And Already Bought A House...;0)
Ahhhh. Thanks.
Wish they’d make the polls likable otherwise. Such a hassle resetting it before and after voting in such a poll, I usually just don’t bother.
Are we still discussing what’s his name, the anti war wacko...
Voting to increase or decrease waiting periods means you agree the feds have a right to give ANY WAITING period. The supremes are taking up the 2nd Amendment soon — Here’s hoping they toss out all these unconstitutional laws. And then groups like the NRA will be floored.. no more need for them.
Ron Paul does support the troops.
Ron Paul is not a serious candidate. I know the Ron Paul supporters do not like to hear that, and I am sure that they will deny the reality that Ron Paul is not a viable candidate. The reality is that Ron Paul has to receive enough votes to win an election. This he cannot do.
I’m not sure about the reason. He is an OB/GYN saying he can be sued for harming a fetus. People can get convicted in court if a fetus is injured in a crime, too. He does not believe in abortion.
Could it be because he thinks Roe V Wade needs to be overturned and that tosses the issue to the States? He is a big States’ Rights person.
Enough with the Switzerland comparisons. Wake up and join us here in the 21st Century, where we know that the only reason the Nazis didn't overrun the Swiss is because there were secret deals beneath the "neutrality." But nowadays, when you are the world's center of no-questions asked hidden wealth and/or money-laundering, you don't need military entanglements to protect you.
It's amazing to me that you think making the United States more like Switzerland is an improvement.
That’s the Federalist position, so it’s not unexpected I wouldn’t think. Paul seems to be fairly consistent in his positions from that viewpoint. I believe he was also against the federal ban against partial-birth abortion, for the same reasons.
How?
BWAAAAHAHAHAHAAA!
Did you get that piece of misinfo from RP himself, or did you take it straight out of your posterior?
I have kept reading to see if he ever said why he believes that to be true -- I've never heard that particular brand of insanity before.
Vet of Foreign Wars endorsed him. He got more donations from military than any other candidate last quarter.
http://www.militaryforpaul.com/article.html
Congressman Ron Paul is known as “the taxpayers’ best friend,” but he may also be the best friend local veterans have. Paul met with a group of veterans Saturday for lunch and then toured the Veterans’ Memorial in Mont Belvieu.
A veteran himself, Paul served as a flight surgeon from 1963 to 1968 in the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard. Only about 5 percent of congressmen today are veterans, he said.
“The U.S. government tends to ignore veterans,” he said. “They’re anxious to get us in the military, but they forget about us when we come back.”
Paul said protecting veterans’ rights to medical benefits is a major priority for his office.
“That’s something we haven’t done a good enough job on,” he said. “As a doctor and a Congressman, that puts me in a position where I can help people who have been denied benefits. My goal is to try to save money in places where I think we spend too much so we can spend it there.”
This year, Paul helped to pass the Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2006 in Congress. The act is designed to help military veterans cope with the rising cost of living by tying increases in benefits to inflation.
The bill increases rates for veterans’ disability compensation and dependent compensation as well as dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children of veterans.
For Vietnam-era veteran Warren Fitts, Paul’s experience as a serviceman gives him an edge over other politicians. Fitts served in Korea from 1972 to 1978 and is now vice president of the Baytown chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America.
“He’s been a very good supporter of veterans past and present,” he said. “I like his views. He does research on current events overseas, the war on terror, the economy and keeping jobs stateside. He makes policies that are better for our country.”
On behalf of veterans past and present, Fitts presented Paul with a letter of appreciation and an eagle sculpture.
Fitts’ 20-year-old son, Stephen, is following the footsteps of his father, Paul and other veterans. He is serving in the Air Force and is stationed in Little Rock, Ark. Future veterans like him will also likely need political support, Paul said.
“I’m sure that even in the current war, they’re going to come back and need to get help in getting benefits,” he said.
In 2005, Paul introduced legislation designed to postpone military base closures in the United States. Domestic bases, he said, should not be shut down because they provide critical support for troops fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.
A condition of the legislation was that military cuts could not occur until after troops in Iraq returned to the United States.
Awarding long-deserved medals and commendations to veterans is also important for Paul and his staff. Last week, he said, he presented commendations to 19 veterans in Victoria.
“A lot of veterans are never awarded their medals,” he said. “They were just worried about getting home, but later on, they may wonder if they were awarded with anything.”
Through a veterans’ coordinator in his office, Paul can assist veterans in determining which commendations they are set to receive.
“It’s more emotional than you’d ever believe,” he said. “When we finally get to award them their medals, they’re filled with such pride and emotion. A lot of them end up in tears because they just didn’t realize what they’d earned because they wanted to get it all behind them.”
Paul and his office are working with World War II veteran Harry Daves to retrieve an overdue commendation. Daves has already received a Silver Star, Purple Heart and Navy Combat Ribbon for his service in Africa, but he has never been awarded a Navy Cross, the second highest medal a naval officer can receive.
Daves, now a resident of Old River, said he earned the commendation by leading a risky mission on the beach.
“They’re trying to get it for me,” he said. “I was on that beach barefooted, and after pulling people out of the water, I swam in the ocean and got back in the ship. There were 40-foot waves and 40 mph winds.”
After sharing war stories with Daves and other veterans, Paul visited the Veterans’ Memorial in Mont Belvieu and headed to Beach City for a reception in his honor.
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You can read the rest. He is a patriot. I know you are invested in the idea of battling in Iraq, but it was done on false circumstances. Its a lot more danger there than when we went in — sadly for a lot of people. Dr. Paul would force Congress to declare war before going off to battle. Once war is declared, its a whole different ball game.
Sheesh — I missed that. And I was keeping up with that thread for a while. I’m sure Allegra wasn’t too worried about it though. LOL!
Dr. Alan Keyes was left off the poll as well.
He’s now on the actual ballot in California, Florida, New Hampshire, Georgia, Alabama, Utah, and West Virginia, with more to come.
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