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Posted on 05/23/2011 9:43:59 PM PDT by Kartographer
My answer is cuts across the board.
What a lot people don’t understand, even some Ron Paul supporters, is that Ron Paul really isn’t a Libertarian.
He’s an old-timey, traditional Conservative who believes that the Federal Government has gotten way too big, and has grown way beyond the limits that the Constitution has set for it.
Regulating Drugs is just one of many many things that the Federal Government is doing that they shouldn’t be. Worrying about school test scores. That’s what local school boards are supposed to do. And on and on and on. Many many things Ron Paul would get rid of. Some of those things you like, but most of those things you don’t like.
Every President has grown the Government. Ron Paul wants to make it much much smaller, limited to what the Constitution allows. That’s the main pole, the support for the very sturdy, bolted to the floor, diner stool of Conservatism.
9 out of 10 major cuts and abolition of agencies true hardcore conservatives would support. Ron Paul is going the whole way and saying cut absolutely everything.
More on ending the War on Drugs. If the Federal War on Drugs ended, it doesn’t mean that all Drugs would immediately be legal. State Laws are still in place, or they would be put there. Ending the Federal War on Drugs just means that if states want to start making some drugs legal (and I’d imagine marijuana would be made legal in some states) they can. I do not believe that heroin would be legal anywhere.
About Foreign Policy, well, I would say that I personally don’t agree with his 2008 position that we should close all the military bases. He probably does have the same position, but I don’t know for sure.
I think the idea is just for the federal government to scale back it’s foreign policy objectives. Focus on keeping the US safe, and less on making sure every other country does what we want it to do. We really should be getting away from the idea that the US wants some other country to do one thing or another. Maybe we can move toward a “I don’t care what happens” policy. But, I really don’t care all that much about Foreign Policy, actually, except I think Ron Paul shouldn’t talk about it that much.
Also, wanting to close the bases doesn’t bother me, because I’m fully aware that if Ron Paul became President, he couldn’t just close all the military bases. And I’m fully aware that if Ron Paul became President, there is no way that he’d be able to accomplish everything he wants to do. But what won’t happen, is growth of the Government. Everybody will be expecting cuts. And everyone will be howling about the size of those cuts. And everyone will be trying to save this thing or that thing. But it will be all about cuts.
I would recommend thinking not about what would happen if Ron Paul became President and if every Congressman became a carbon copy of Ron Paul. Because not every Congressman will become a carbon copy of Ron Paul.
He’ll have a Senate and a House with a lot a Democrats and a sizeable number of RINOs. Will massive massive cuts pass?
Think just of the direction. Going from what new spending to what new cuts. And that’s the direction I want.
The biggest problem we have right now is the Federal Government does too much. Ron Paul is the one I trust the most to make the necessary cuts, to focus only on reducing the size and scope of the Federal Government.
thanks for your thoughtful and full response...
I think I would like most of Ron Paul would do....I know I would enjoy seeing the rest of DC implode on a daily basis when he sent everything back....
thanks again....
see post 161 about Paul.
No, seriously, I think Cain could have a better shot running as an Establishment Republican (but a Conservative one) than a Tea Party Conservative. He has Palin (potentially), Paul, and Bachmann to get that vote. If he picks the establishment side, he has Romney, Gingrich and a whole bunch of people who aren’t going to win to contend with. It’s the easier side of the bracket.
It’s somewhat serious analysis. Certainly, it’s an outcome I want, because for me, Cain would be an upgrade over Romney, Gingrich and everyone else.
I tired of wasting good photons on you.
You have a good day.
The budget negotiations would be interesting. The “threat to shut down the government” situation would be different with Ron Paul as President. Ron Paul I don’t think would hesitate to shut down the government. If you don’t give me a skillion dollars in cuts, I’m not signing the budget. And that’s that.
Mr Cain is an American, and a Southerner to boot!
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I want some of what you're smoking. It must be good stuff.
I never heard his show, but I always assumed that he talked about both foreign policy and domestic issues. Every talk radio show on politics seems to cover both areas. That's why I was so shocked to see him fumble these questions. Your assurance that he'll be on the right side of things internationally is nice, but I'd like some evidence that he already understands the issues and understands strategies for doing what must be done.
I'm glad that you think he has a good economic vision, but he's never tried to implement any kind of economic vision from an elected office. Executive experience in business is good and relevant, but that experience isn't quite the same as dealing with a legislature.
He seems to be a great guy. I'm still looking for him to say or do things that give me any confidence that he can be a good president. Much of what he's saying is causing me to have less confidence in hm.
It is not a fact. I watched it myself. We are getting to the point where FR isn’t even to tolerable with you and countless other shilling for their candidates and trashing others.
A flub is Newt Gingrich last week completely sinking his campaign in one interview with politically tone deaf statements. a flub is Daniels sinking his potential candidacy time and time again with the truce bullcrap. In the course of interviews no candidate knows everything about everything. Chiris Wallace asked Cain about a specific term that probably 70% of Americans have never even heard, and answered it on the stop based on his best interpretation of the term. I had not heard that term used in years until last week. He should have been ready, yes, but it was a minor blip, at worst.
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Who cares? Cain won’t wallow away and write a book.
He will make history and be the first black President.
Herman Cain is a fresh voice for many.
Meanwhile, Romney’s support is a hangover from 2 years ago. What’s he really done in the public eye to get excited about lately? Besides bring us Scott Brown...
Bitter Beer Barry?
http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/may/23/Obama-Ireland-visit-bonds-of-affection/
HA HA LOL
“How am I trashing Cain?” #88
#89 “Herman Cain can’t possibly win in 2012 because
he’s not famous enough”.
FreedomFromTruth
Anyone know what year it is?
Wow, were you afraid we wouldn’t get your point? Do you think you repeated yourself enough?
Cain’s a completely self-made man and his specialty is solving financial crises in businesses. I know that doesn’t roll off the tongue like “elite establishment”, oh sorry, that’s “Elite Establishment”, but MY assertion happens to be demonstrably TRUE.
Yes he will. They’ll Clarence Thomas him.
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