[South40]

I deem him harmless because he will not get the nomination , he's not running for reelection and will be gone son. Were he to stick around, maybe not.

And I've fooled no one; I've never even attempted to. Ron Paul is a raving lunatic. I've disliked him since his criticisms of Reagan. He's more loony now than then. But he is an old man who, after this election cycle will be a forgotten old man, thus my comments.

And good night to you too, lahargis.

[RED SOUTH]

Democrat Rick Perry supported a $5.7 billion tax hike in 1987, which was opposed by most Republican lawmakers and "triggered the largest tax increase ever passed in modern Texas. This is the year before he was state chair for Al Gore for President in 1988.