I’m in Asia and have been in and out for several months now. I do not get to see the debates (other than clips on youtube), reading the articles posted on FR and other similar sites.
After reading the articles and the arguments yourself and George W Bush posted and counter posted, I started to look at RP. I had no plans to vote for the guys who are in the “top tier” of the republican party. I did however think Hunter had some interesting stances. RP, despite his stance on certain aspects of F/P, I do like him. It’s time for a change, a real change, because the last 20 years with the Bush/Clinton Regime, it’s time.
Wouldn’t that be an interesting ticket if RP and Hunter joined forces. Both would balance one another greatly. IMO. If anyone else gets the nomination, it would be hard (supported, campagined, etc for both bush’s) for me to support any of the others.
I read a sign on a RP supporter, “Dr Paul cured Apathy”. Maybe Ronald Reagan would be proud considering he got a lot of the cross over votes.
Maybe that is the reason some AA, per this article are supporting RP. I know I have several colleagues, friends, etc who support RP who have fought for their and our freedoms in the wars dating back to Korea. Officers and enlisted.
We can all agree we do not want Hillary in there. For some strange reason, I think she is already crowned.
Throughout this whole ordeal, you, George, EEE, travelsticks, and several other supporters have made a case for RP and not gotten into the name callings and only countered with logic and reference to the facts. You can hold your own. Hats off to you.
Just one voter tired of supporting the “better of the two evils”. Wonder what Perot would have done had he not ran than opt out to jump back in. Regardless, we have what we have. Rudy, Mitt and Fred are not it.
Thanks, will continue to read, post and support RP. Would miss not getting a Christmas card every year from the WH. LOL.
I do not believe that Ron Paul, if Nominated, intends to share the GOP Ticket with Congressman Duncan Hunter. While Hunter has many good qualities (indeed, with Tancredo bowing out, I consider him my #2 choice), Ron Paul is a Small-Government Purist, and he is seeking like-minded Purists.
At this time, the only name whom Ron Paul has publicly mentioned (quite positively, at that) as a possible Running Mate is South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford -- who, during his tenure in Congress, was one of the only Republicans in history to actually acheive (admittedly, only once) a HIGHER National Taxpayer's Union Rating than Ron Paul himself.
While Mark Sanford is a bit more "Religious Right" than Ron Paul on Social Issues, Ron Paul is a "Religious Right" man himself (he just doesn't want to impose his beliefs on others) and I believe that Congressman Paul has enormous respect for Governor Sanford's impeccable record of opposing Government Spending (on one occasion, even better than his own!), in addition to an established record of working with Sanford on Small-Government issues (Paul stands alone; but when the vote went 433-2, odds are that the "2" were Paul and Sanford). I think that his fondness for Sanford as a possible Running Mate really illustrates the core principles of his campaign -- Socially-Libertarian yes; Anti-War yes; but Cutting back Government first and foremost!
While there is a "movement" amongst Ron Paul supporters to name former Superior Court judge Andrew P. Napolitano (FOX News author of Constitutional Chaos: What Happens When the Government Breaks its Own Laws) as our desired "Veep Choice", I think that the best we can hope for there is Attorney General. Ron Paul seems like the sort of guy who projects his punches far in advance, and if he nods his head towards Governor Sanford as his likely Veep Choice, I bet that's what we'll get.
Lord knows he won't listen to the GOP Establishment. No "Bush 1980" this time around!!
That said, I do hope that a President Ron Paul will consider Duncan Hunter for Secretary of Defense. Obviously, Hunter and Paul disagree on Foreign Policy issues, so in a Paul administration the SecDef won't be in charge of making Foreign Policy -- his job will simply be to make sure that the troops get the very best equipment, the very best war-fighting systems, and the very best benefits when they leave the Service... and on those questions, Hunter and Paul (as Veterans themselves) have always agreed, and I hope they'll work together (maybe with Hunter in the Cabinet?).
It's a dream, of course. But a man can dream, can't he?
I cannot help but feel that speculation that puts Duncan Hunter as VP on a Paul ticket flatters the latter and slanders the former. Ron Paul in the 80s might have been worth considering. Ron Paul today is a shrunken shadow of the ideals of the Reagan Revolution.