The establishment Republican party has lost all credibility on “small government” and “fiscal responsibility”. That leaves an opening for somebody like Paul to exploit.
My daughter, I’ll admit, is a Ron Paul supporter.
And she’s squeaky clean. And incredibly smart, and successful. Works in New York, in the financial district. She’s only 24. That’s all I will say about her. Most of her friends like her also support Paul.
She FERVENTLY believes Ron Paul is the ONLY one who speaks to the deficit, to the Federal Reserve issues, and to the spending problems. She sees him as consistent, pro-life, and generally a good man who lives a humble life. She believes that he means what he says.
I can’t say I disagree with her on any of those points.
Where we diverge is when it comes to foreign policy. But she sees the run up of debt from the military/industrial complex thing is sees even more reasons to vote Ron Paul. She’s not anti- war ...she’s just against unconstitutional wars and “military welfare.”
I mean — not all these kids are pot heads. I think, personally, if Newt courted kids like my daughter, and at least convinved them to compromise a tad ...we’d gain their trust and their votes. There IS a way to compromise with them. I also met many Ron Paul supporters in line to see Herman Cain in the past.
Really — you’ve got to admit ...NEITHER side, over the years, has put the breaks on any real spending cuts. It just keeps going up, up, up — admittedly to an obcene level after Obama, who is THE WORST.
And she WILL admit that.
But she has also told me that (brace yourself), Newt is a “communist.” That’s what she believes, for some nutty reason.
It’s twisted, I know ... and believe me, we’ve had several heated arguments. I don’t want to alienate her too much ..so I’m careful.