I just pray that Ron Paul does NOT get the GOP nomination. There is a reason why Democrats support this guy, they know what will happen if he gets the nomination..and its downright scary, it will be between a whack job anti semite and a Communist
I pray that he does. Not wanting the U.S. to be an Israeli vassal is not the same as being anti-Semitic.
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“I just pray that Ron Paul does NOT get the GOP nomination.”
Be careful what you pray for; you might get it. Especially if he is run out of the party and launches a 3rd party challenge in the general. Which I think is likely.
Too bad Sarah didn’t run. It would have avoided this ongoing circular firing squad.
We really need to pay attention to the Congressional races, because regardless of the resident at 1600 PA Ave, the Congress can make things happen--or stop them.
That will take a Congress with the sense of purpose and collective visceral fortitude to get the job done. Even a pacifist in the WH cannot ignore a Declaration of War passed by the Congress--and as many have seemed to forget, that is Congress' Constitutional Authority, not the Executive's.
I think, in light of that, we'd be better positioned to correct our domestic situation (especially downsizing the Federal Government and reducing our expenditures and getting useless regulation out of the way of economic recovery), and the Congress `could demand what we need for the military--something it should have been doing.
What other candidate has embraced that position, other than to state intent to make big government more 'efficient' by streamlining an entity which still usurps the Constitutional powers and authority of the States and the People?
Romney is not likely to effect any change in the current mess, save for a little less criminal activity in the Executive Branch, provided he even managed to beat Obama.
Looking at the calculus of the situation:
We have disaffected, young, possible (and former) Obama voters who are disaffected, who believe they may get what they want from a non-establishment candidate.
The anti-Israel folks would be a wash, Obama isn't exactly kind to Israel, either, and may be far more mothvated in his emnity by Islamic influences.
Despite the stereotypes, there are those more strict constitutionalists who favor downsizing the Federal Government, eliminating executive branch agencies which have been the source of myriad 'regulations' which carry the force of law, effectively legislating by bureaucracy.
While returning the abortion issue to the states would not stop the slaughter entirely, in many jurisdictions it would provide an opportunity to legislate against the practice, and effectively reduce the number of 'procedures.
As for the drug war, we've been fighting that almost as long as the 'War on Poverty', and aside from consuming tremendous resources and getting people killed, the chief effect has been gutting the Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendment Rights of Americans--we still have a drug problem, and the profit motive (and profits) have corrupted all levels of enforcement as well as likely having been the chief reason the border remains open.
Considering the small fraction of drug profits it would take to make those in charge wealthy, or to run operations which would politically compromise them, it would be simply a cost of doing business. Eliminate that motive, and eliminate the appeal of doing something rebellious for the young, and while there will still be those with problems I don't think there would be an appreciable increase in actual drug use (although there might be a few more who would admit it if it wasn't a crime). Pulling that huge underground economy into the spotlight would increase tax revenues as well, and provide for the means to prosecute those who did not pay taxes.
I find it ironic that we tax the bejeebers out of a pack of cigarettes, but the entire cocaine/meth/?/pot trade goes unencumbered, leaving billions of dollars in trade untouched. (Demanding a declaration of illegally acquired income violates the Fifth Amendment, as it requires self-incrimination.)
So the deciding factor in a Paul vs. Obama race would be the number of Conservatives and Republicans who really could pull the lever for Anyone But Obama, despite the full-court Alinsky tactics used against Paul.
It is far from over, there are a lot of primaries and caucuses left, and the convention may well end up being brokered, drafting a 'dark horse candidate.
We do live in interesting times, and I am still hoping for the draft option to be used at the Convention.
For those who are desperately emotionally involved in the campaigns, step back from the keyboard, take a deep breath, and recognize the first thing we have to do is beat Obama. From there it is a question of whether we can field a candidate who will not further the harm Obama has done, who can fix the domestic situation (especially economic), and who will actually downsize the Federal Government.
Economically, the road we are on is a road to impotence. Without an economically strong America, there can be no force to project, just a paper tiger.