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

[jordan179.livejournal.com]

You have convicted the Iraq War out of your own mouth.

I think that it was a mistake to start it if we weren't willing to take the measures needed to rapidly resolve the war. Having said that, I think it would be an even worse mistake for us to pull out now, leaving bloody chaos, demoralizing our allies and encouraging our enemies around the world.

I don't think more Iranian influence in Iraq would serve the US national interest . . . but I don't see it as a grave threat to our national security, compared to Iranian nuclear weapons.

The Iranian conquest of Iran will give them more resources which they can then use to obtain nuclear weapons faster and in greater quantities. It will also position Iran to conquer the rest of the Gulf and thus gain control of the majority of the world's oil supply.

This is not a "comparatively minor" threat.