Ron Paul: Trouble back home

The Hill ^ | 11/14/07 | David Hill

[Just mythoughts]

I can only guess that because he refers to the Constitution in most every sentence he has conned a lot of people.... but the sound of his voice drives me nuts.

[xrp]

When told that “Ron Paul consistently opposes taxpayer funding for NASA and wants to eliminate the agency,” 61 percent of Republican primary voters said this information would make them less likely to vote for Paul’s reelection. Similarly, a 54 percent majority said they’d be less likely to vote for Paul when told he “was one of only four Republicans in Congress to vote against President Bush’s plan to encourage faith-based charities.” The list of negatives was long.

So, in other words, they don't like him because he doesn't act/vote like a Democrat, like Bush, Guiliani, Hastert, etc.

[George W. Bush]

I like how this "journalist" admits he's working for Republican activists who dislike Ron Paul. And he cites using a push-poll which is nothing but an attack on Ron Paul to try to drive his numbers down.

This reminds me of how the RNC ran ads against Laffey to protect Chafee or against Randy Graf in Arizona in 2006. In the wake of that attempt by the national party to meddle in state primaries, support for the GOP sagged, thousands of longtime Republicans dropped their party affiliation, and the RNC fired their fundraising staff entirely because it was so unproductive.

The Stupid Party marches on.

[ImpBill]

An ignoble end to an ignoble career!

[Lord Basil]

Because NASA is based in Paul’s district, the metaphor may fit.

Sorry, it isn't. It's in Nick Lampson's district.

From his Web site: "Congressman Lampson is also thrilled to once again represent the Johnson Space Center."

[The Old Hoosier]

Many Texas Republicans hate Paul because he destroyed their guy in a primary during his return to Congress. This writer is clearly engaged in wishful thinking when it comes to Paul’s district. Not only does he misidentify the home of Nasa, he also tries to pass off his push poll as if it were a real poll (I wonder whether he polled the correct district?). He’s been hired by the opposing candidate, so he’s shilling for him.

And really — the Texas straw poll? Which only allowed convention-goers? Do you think Ron Paul people are likely to be included among that number? I don’t.

[drpix]

" When told that “Ron Paul consistently opposes taxpayer funding for NASA and wants to eliminate the agency,” 61 percent of Republican primary voters said this information would make them less likely to vote for Paul’s reelection."

Paul fools some by saying he wants to restore the Constitutional principles of our founding fathers. But the truth is that from The Alien and Sedition Acts of John Adams (founding father) to the Barbary Wars and Louisiana Purchase of Thomas Jefferson (founding father), America has rejected Paul like little minds who cried "it's unconstitutional" every time America rose to a challenge not specifically enumerated in the Constitution. Obviously the founding fathers thought otherwise. And thankfully the space program was only another example.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Paulestinian pinheads set to detonate, en masse, in 10... 9... 8... 7... ;)

[John D]

I will bet cut and run's paulie girls will claim THIS straw poll Unconstitutional.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Ron Paul consistently opposes taxpayer funding for NASA and wants to eliminate the agency

The United States Constitution makes no reference whatsoever to this silly "moon" thing you're blathering about, young man. ;)

[Wallace T.]

The Texas Republican establishment is nothing to brag on. They gave us George W. Bush, Alberto Gonzales, Rick Perry, and Kay Bailey Hutchison, hardly shining examples of conservative principles. With an eroding margin in the Legislature and an unpopular governor, as well as once Republican Dallas County moving leftward, the last thing the GOP elite should be doing is trying to knock out a Congressman with a lifetime 82% conservative voting record (per the American Conservative Union's scorecard) on the basis of a vendetta because Paul is running an outsider, "a pox on both your houses" type of Presidential race.

It would be better for the Republican leadership to remember Reagan's old saying that it is best to look on someone who agrees with you 80% of the time as an 80% friend, and not as a 20% enemy.

[t_skoz]

“Hill is director of Hill Research Consultants, a Texas-based firm that has polled for GOP candidates and causes since 1988.”

This isn’t news, it’s a hit-piece written by the pollsters hired by the disgruntled, ex Ron Paul staffer who is going to primary Dr. Paul for his Congressional seat... and lose.

What tripe.

[t_skoz]

Anybody with even an elementary understanding of the Constitution and simple economics would know that our government-funded and government-run space program is indeed unconstitutional, however more importantly, far inefficient to the space program that we could have if it was privately funded and administrated.

All quips about Dr. Paul aside, if you argue that education and health care should be privatized or localized because it’s unconstitutional and inefficient, why on earth would you advocate a wasteful, over-regulated, unimaginative, government-run space program?

[Mr. Jeeves]

We polled his suburban Houston district and found that voters resist his contrarian and stark libertarian perspective that even sells out local interests.

Um....it's supposed to. The Robert Byrd-style porkfest has caused most of America's problems.

[drpix]

What 80% of Reagan's programs did phony, self-proclaimed, Reaganite Ron Paul agree with?

Not the Space Program. Not Radio Free Europe. Not aid the anti-Soviet groups behind the iron curtain (ex. Solidarity). Not his carrot and stick approach to trade with Soviet block countries. Not aid to the Contras. Not Grenada... not El Salvador... not Afghanistan

Little wonder "Reaganite" Paul left Congress in 1984, wrote a book highly critical of Reagan policies and quit Reagan's GOP to run for the Presidency as a Libertarian in 1988.

But RP does have a photo with Reagan (signed by a machine) so I must be wrong.

[drpix]

Good thing American leaders from Adams, Jeffersons, Monroe and Jacksons...... to Kennedy and Reagan did not have the Paulestinian "elementary understanding of the Constitution"... if they had America - if it had even survived - would have been no more than a "could have been" as a nation.

As for your "simple economics", JFK calls for an American moon landing in 1961... we land on the moon in 1969 - beating the Russian (& all others) by now going on 38 years, and you say Wall Street could have done it better. Can I laugh now?

[Allegra]

Paulestinian pinheads set to detonate, en masse, in 10... 9... 8... 7... ;)

Why yes, I believe I see them flapping their little anti-war, goldbug, moonbat wings in here now.

[ejonesie22]

heh heh...

But Ron Paul IS the next Reagan!!!

bwahahaha...

[ejonesie22]

Pop goes the Weasel(s)...