At the beginning of the presidential campaign some Ron Paul supporters called to give me a code number and instructions about participating in a conference call with Dr. Paul. I am in agreement with many of the positions Ron Paul has advocated over the years. The exception was his insistence that the only reason America is hated in the Middle-East is because we are in their countries trying to take their oil and bombing their citizens. The last time I looked we were trying to buy oil in the Middle-East and kissing Muslim butt in the process.
I followed the instructions and was involved in the call. There was to be a half hour conversation and Ron Paul gave his stump speech for 17 minutes. Finally I spoke with Ron Paul and asked whether he was overlooking the Wahhabie Muslims who are raised to believe it their religious duty to kill all infidels. His response was that there was a recent study that showed that jihadists were having a much harder time recruiting suicide/homicide bombers.
The answer was non-responsive to my question. At that moment I knew that no matter how much I agreed with Ron Paul on most of his issues I did not want to see him become POTUS. Personally, I think he is just a little nutty. I also discovered over time that most of the people who I know to be Paul supporters are also a little nuts.
That presents a problem that I don’t have an answer to. Barack Obama is president. There is no question that his agenda is to reduce the influence and prosperity of America. Would a slightly crazy Ron Paul be less a threat to America than the third world Marxist who is now president?
I have talked face to face many time with Paul supporters, they give out the same talking points of the Code Pinkos and other far left groups.
They are at the Tea Parties giving out papers pushing 9/11 Truther propaganda and the ant war line.
Paul and Obama have very similar national security policy agendas.
And both are essentially sitting atop cults of personality.
{I also discovered over time that most of the people who I know to be Paul supporters are also a little nuts.}
Ron Paul supporters are an electic bunch. Some are rabidly pro-partial birth abortion. Others are pro-life. Some are pro-guest worker for illegals. Others want secure borders. With such a diverse supporters, I wonder how long would a Ron Paul coalition last in power.