[George W. Bush]

I believe that fatal damage to the entire Republican party is the objective of the hardcare Ron Paul supporters.

Oh.

So the Republican party can repudiate small government, expand funding for even such liberal albatrosses as ethanol, Department of Education & Labor, forcing through Pill Bill, forcing through an unread Patriot Act, trying to ram several unread Shamnesties down our throats, constant expansion of federal debt, building Bridges To Nowhere and Iowa rainforests, spending at a level that would make Xlinton blush and even LBJ smile in admiration, then got in bed with Cunnigham on influence peddling, had the Foley scandal and now the Craig scandal. This is leaving aside the conduct of the Iraq and Afghan occupations.

But none of these things enacted by the GOP in the Bush era have done any damage whatsoever to the prospects of the GOP in 2008, no damage at all to the Reagan/Gingrich ideals of the GOP which brought us such victories for conservatives.

Only Ron Paul could damage the invincibly immaculate GOP. I suppose Ron Paul is dangerous because he voted and spoke forcefully against nearly all these things. He even has the nerve to be the faithful husband of just one wife.

So is the primary problem with Ron Paul that he's consistently opposed the worst policies promulgated by both parties of big-government and doesn't discriminate between Republican liberalism and Democrat liberalism?

[rineaux]

Yes, only 16 year old dope smoking democrats support RP. s/

On a serious note, I am in HK and confirmed with the US Consulate that the USS Kitty Hawk will not be coming to port. Many were holding out hope that Beijing would change their mind. Would have loved to have seen it.

[sageb1]

Lovely. Your candidate’s supporters spent the entire time the rest of us were having Thanksgiving dinner with our families google-bombing against Fred Thompson. You should be proud.

[DugwayDuke]

I do not believe Ron Paul can fatally damage the GOP. I do believe that many hardcare Ron Paul supporters wish he could.