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I think Duncan Hunter gives you everything you're looking for. He is a more well-rounded candidate, has more credibility, can get funding from the defense industry, and appears to have more momentum. Why don't we unite around ONE conservative? If you could make a good case that Ron Paul has a better shot at the nomination than Duncan (both are long shots as of 2/3/2007) you should share that. Otherwise, please consider supporting Hunter. Consider:

I think you'll like this gentleman! We need to get behind ONE conservative, or else we'll be looking at a Rudy nomination.

The big problem I can see with Hunter -- (other than the fact that I don't believe that the current Iraqi government, dominated as it is by the SCIRI and Al Dawa Parties who attacked our Embassies in 1979 and 1983 and killed 241 US Marines in 1983, is a gang of terrorist thugs who aren't worthy of our continued support) -- is his abysmal 56% rating from the National Taxpayer's Union... I don't know how many years the Republic can stand nearly half-Trillion dollar Tax-Borrow-&-Spend budget deficits before we're bankrupt, and Hunter's one of the pork-barrel culprits. As bad as the GOP Congress has been on spending, Hunter's been even worse. His low Taxpayer-Friendly rating is actually bringing the average Republican score in the house down.

I think you'll like this gentleman! We need to get behind ONE conservative, or else we'll be looking at a Rudy nomination.

Naturally, I'd rather go with the fella who ties for the highest Taxpayer-Friendly score in the House... Rep. Ron Paul. :-)

Besides, Ron Paul has been employing die-hard Calvinists in his top ranks for years; we're the "in crowd" in his office. It's time we Calvinists give back some love.

shot at the nomination

That and electability truly are considerations. In the primaries is the time to push for the guy who has the best conservative credentials who is most electable.

Thre are very few reasons that would make me desert the major party candidate opposing the Democrats in the general election.

Pro-life is one of those reasons.

We need to get behind ONE conservative, or else we'll be looking at a Rudy nomination.

Incidentally, Ron Paul substantially out-raised Hunter in Contributions in the 2006 cycle, garnered 97% of his money from Individual Contributions from all over the country rather than a few corporations in his own district (showing broad national fund-raising ability), had a couple hundred thousand dollars more cash on hand in his last report, and already has a nationwide network of political operatives dating from his 1988 Libertarian run and his national chairmanship of the Republican Liberty Caucus.

Food for thought.