Ron Paul Hopes to Crash McCain's Party

ABC News ^ | 5/13/08 | Marcus Barum

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Sen. John McCain, taking a victory lap as the presumptive Republican nominee, happily poked fun at his only remaining opponent.

Asked during an appearance on "The Daily Show" last week which of the two Democratic nominees he preferred to run against in the general election, McCain quipped, "Ron Paul."

But Paul might get the last laugh during McCain's coronation at the party's convention in early September.

McCain's nomination may be certain, but he finds himself pressured by different wings of the conservative movement -- from the libertarians and the anti-war activists, to social conservatives and evangelical voters.

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"...the way men live is so far removed from the way they ought to live that anyone who abandons what is for what should be pursues his downfall rather than his preservation..." -- Niccolò Machiavelli

FReepers, the only candidate who can defeat Obama is John McCain. This is a fact. Support McCain for President because:

1. His appointments to the courts will be better than Obama's
2. He will not raise taxes as Obama will do.
3. He will not abandon the mission in our war against terrorists
4. He is committed to reducing spending and eliminating earmarks

We must support John McCain because, if we don't, an anti-American international socialist will become President of the United States.

[deadrock]

#1 is iffy at best. He hates conservatives.

[GOP_Raider]

So do I get to be the first one to respond by saying something like “a pro-global warming, economically ignorant international socialist if we elect J. Sidney McPain?”

[allmost]

McCain was my 2nd to last choice (R) above Paul. It sucks. I generally vote against the dem policies. They need to be stopped more than any of my personal agendas need to be advanced.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Yep. Just like all the things we were promised with George Bush II...DEFINITELY the LESSER OF TWO EVILS.

In 2008, things are just fine and dandy for our Republic, arent they? Our country has been able to move away from socialism and nanny state and huge taxes and broken borders and political correctness and sellout deals with the North Koreans and Palis, for the last seven years. All because it had an (R) after it's name. Heaven forbid those Dems win. They will be ..... WORSE!

[KoRn]

McCain’s ‘party’ has already been crashed.

[Old Sarge]

Just like all the things we were promised with George Bush II...DEFINITELY the LESSER OF TWO EVILS.

[edcoil]

All that is true, but will you allow us to hate the man because he agrees with obama more then he stand up as his own man?

The fact is, there is not a dimes worth a difference between the two.

[WesternPacific]

Yep, this election is an opportunity for Non-of-the-Above to win by a landslide.

[jpf]

“#1 is iffy at best. He hates conservatives.”

Right, because Obama’s judges will be so conservative. Hey, by the way, I have a bridge I'd like to show you.

[Rennes Templar]

I agree.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

More of the same.Mcnutts does not agree with conservatives and I dont vote for moonbats of either party.Goodluck with mcquig.

[jpf]

“The fact is, there is not a dimes worth a difference between the two.”

Spare us, you’re kidding yourself.

[Patrick1]

I see the Duncan Hunter and Alan Keyes crowd is up late. Do you seriously want to live under four to eight years of Barry Hussein Obama?

To say there is no difference between the two is a damn lie. The choice is pretty clear for this Reagan conservative.

Who would Reagan vote for?

[avacado]

"Yep. Just like all the things we were promised with George Bush II...DEFINITELY the LESSER OF TWO EVILS."

1) During the Bush Administration Libya gives up its nuclear weapons program.

2) During the Bush Administration the black market from Pakistan led by A.Q.Kahn for nuclear weapons technology is broken up.

3) During the Bush Administration North Korea begins dismantling their plutonium enrichment reactors.

4) During the Bush Administration Israel and the U.S.A. destroy Syria's nuclear weapons enrichment reactors.

5) During the Bush Administration, Saddam Hussein who said quite clearly while in jail awaiting his trial that he would have had the U.N. sanctions broken and be in full production of WMDs within a year. That would be the years 2004 - 2005 approximately that Saddam would have been re-armed with WMDs. It now goes without saying the obvious that Saddam will not be getting nuclear weapons anytime soon. Nor will he be directly funding and training the terror group 'Islamic Jihad' which is al-Qaeda and whom blew up two U.S. embassies. (see the recent: Iraqi Perspectives Project).

6) During the Bush Administration the U.S.A. has nuclear weapon ambitious Iran pinned in on both sides from Afghanistan and Iraq which is pure strategic genius.

Under Clinton the countries Pakistan and India successfully test nuclear weapons and North Korea begins plutonium enrichment .

Thank your GWB and Bush family! The world is indeed safer.

[pennboricua]

Ron Paul

[allmost]

I think McCain might be more actionable on the border. One way or another something will get done it seems.

[jpf]

Not a chance.

[KoRn]

"Yep, this election is an opportunity for Non-of-the-Above to win by a landslide."

I believe you are right. With the division in the democrat party, and McCain representing republicans, I believe the right 3rd party candidate COULD win this election. They would need allot of money, and would need to craft the right message, but I believe it could be done, and could attract many conservative Republicans AND Reagan type democrats.

[Patrick1]

Right, and Alan Keyes could be elected President and we look forward to a visit by the tooth fairy.