Tom, again, you are putting words in my mouth, but at least this time you weren't screaming at me!
First of all, I never said I want them all rounded up and deported and a wall built around the US.
The same week illegals boycotted, marched in the streets DEMANDING their rights, and worst of all DISRESPECTING the AMERICAN flag, some students at our local high school were suspended because they were wearing shirts that had American flags on them. This isn't an immigration thread, so I don't think I need to go into all the other reasons this concerns me, but I do resent being accused of being a bigot because I think the law should be enforced!
The dirty little secret is, the illegals are the new slave class. They are what will keep liberals in power because they will have a new dependent class. I know there is no easy solution, but I deeply resent that our Government tried to pass amnesty in the dark of the night! Why isn't Mexico expected to FIX Mexico? This confuses me. As Americans, we can't go to Mexico and work and live. And I guarantee, we could NEVER fly the Mexican flag upside-down with the American flag flying above it. I bet anyone doing that would spend the rest of their life in jail!
I don't recall ever saying I was a Libertarian either, although IF I was more comfortable with Dr. Paul's ideas on National Security, I would be a supporter of his. He is the ONLY candidate that I know of, that actually respects the Constitution and wants to strengthen it.
I think your list is GREAT, and if that is your complete list, then my guess is, unless I have misjudged Dr. Paul, your candidate is John McCain. If there is another candidate running that meets ALL those qualifications, PLEASE let us all know.
If nothing else matters to you then that list, then you can certainly vote with a clear conscious, and I have no problem with that at all. In fact, I would say you are very fortunate to be one hundred per cent at peace with your decision. Now, I guess maybe I am making a lot of assumptions about you that may not be true, if so, I apologize. I'm just trying to read between the lines.
I welcome people having differences of opinion, but we shouldn't be acting like the leftists who will not respectfully debate differences of opinion, and will silence any dissent.
IMHO, there is no "perfect" candidate for the Republican Party. They all have strengths, and they all have weaknesses. It's funny, the Democrats two candidates have almost no differences, and they have low standards of their candidates. Republicans seem to have such high standards that NO ONE can meet them. I wish I had a solution, but I don't!(I'm not saying we shouldn't have high standards, I'm just saying,other than Jesus Christ, I don't know anyone that can meet them all)!