President Ron Paul

[drewkitty]

Rep. Ron Paul from Texas is running for President. He had a rally here in Mountain View, CA on Saturday that didn't make the media. You see, he's not considered a "viable" candidate although he kicked quite a bit of ass in the Presidential debates. A thousand people still showed up.

He's got a bunch of qualifications:

He's a strict Constitutionalist.

He wants the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Education abolished.

He's pro-individual and anti big government.

He's viciously attacked the Republicans for departing their conservative roots.

Last but not least . . . he's been against the Iraq adventure from the very beginning

Finally, the Washington Post has written an article on him.

I don't agree with him on some of his ideas and positions.

So what?

He's a man of integrity and honor in a country that is critically short on both.

Comments

Re: The Nader?

[drewkitty.livejournal.com]

We should be so lucky if it were as good as Tet.

As you point out, the VietCong were combat ineffective after Tet. Most of the action after that was direct combat with NVA regulars.

I should add that immediately after victory, the few Viet Cong surviving were immediately sent to re-education camps and kept there for a decade or so, as a threat to the new regime.

Re: The Nader?

[jordan179.livejournal.com]

As you point out, the VietCong were combat ineffective after Tet. Most of the action after that was direct combat with NVA regulars.

The equivalent, in Iraq, would be the Iranians.

I should add that immediately after victory, the few Viet Cong surviving were immediately sent to re-education camps and kept there for a decade or so, as a threat to the new regime.

Sometimes there is some justice :)