http://www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/national-defense/ Gee, sounds pretty innovative and responsible to me!
But you see for the neocons (like the resident D&P neocon Gtech) who is tearing down America, this message is not good for America, cause Ron Paul is a nut.
Sounds good to me too... Wish he was getting more votes, or spending the money we donated to get his name known...
I hope you're right, man... I honestly believe if more people knew his stance on the issues, he'd have a LARGE fan base... But, just like Kucinich, he's not "in your face" enough to be remembered... The media should be blamed to an extent, but it's up to him to get his face on the 7 o'clock news... I hate "attack ads", but think that he'd be a candidate that should be doing more compare/contrast in his speeches and debates... Like... In a debate, when McCain said he visited some troops, and they all agreed with his position on Iraq... RP should have brought up the fact he's received more military donations than any other candidate...
I've struggled with this too, but I can respect that he's not going to undermine his positions by taking the campaign in a personal direction. Everyone who has done attacks, has lost ground. Romney, Huckabee, Thompson. Paul did challenge him on this in a previous Florida debate. I really believe the campaign is being run very conservatively, with an intentional late drive. I can't say for sure I think he will win, but he's already had a tremendous impact, and if I asked you 4 months ago if you thought Paul could make the top 3 or 4, you would probably have said it was very unlikely. Yet here we are. 4th place, and ready to rock many of the 22 states next Tuesday. For all intents and purposes, only 4 states have gone so far. NH, SC, IA, and MI. The rest are conventions that will be decided later, states we stand to hold our position or improve once the delegate voting begins. I realize it's not a sexy and glamorous path, but it's practical and effective. Wait until next Wednesday, before you get discouraged.
I would head to Washington and volunteer to be a bodyguard, because you can count on the corporate special interests trying to knock him off quick. 2 Things. We have to each stop voting for the lesser of two evils. And we have to start thinking ahead, the next round of election buildups will start within 2 more years. A lot to learn from this experience (at least from my position as an activist) that I hope to build on next go around. Remember, the price of freedom is eternal vigilance.
You are inspiring. Many people have given up. They think there vote doesn't count. They are used to having dishonest people in the white house, that has become the norm. They watch the politicians and know they are crooks and liars. On election day they choose between the lesser of evils. Most of us are silent even as all of our rights are being gradually taken away. You have motivated me to at least put links to Ron Paul on all my blogs. At least I can do that. Edit: I just added him to four blogs. I linked to his page on the issues. I think anyone who actually reads his views on the issues, will want to vote for him.
Thank you for the compliment. I look at it this way. If we do nothing, we lose. If we give up, we lose. Change can take a long time. Just have to be patient and keep trying.