Like P.T. Barnum never said, "There is a sucker born every minute". I'm amazed that people line up to waste their time and money on someone that has absolutely no chance of winning.
Yea, yea... The same people I'm referring to will respond that they are supporting a third party candidate "out of principal" or "to make a point". To that I say "so what?" The end is still the same as the beginning.
As for me, if my choices are a turd sandwich, a douche bag or someone that is not even a fart in the wind I'll take the douche bag. In this case that's McCain, who I loathe, but compared to the rest of the trash running he looks pretty good.
AMEN! AMEN to the 10th Power!
No kidding!
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/27/politics/washingtonpost/main4127802.shtml
Ron Paul’s Campaign Is A Family Business
Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) has built a national following largely by preaching an isolationist foreign policy. Stick with your own kind, says the maverick presidential candidate.
And that’s more or less what he has been doing over the past few months, putting relatives in a slew of key positions and paying them a total of $169,063, according to the latest campaign finance reports.
Paul’s granddaughter Valori Pyeatt helps organize fundraising receptions and has been paid $17,157. Another granddaughter, Laura Paul ($2,724), handles orders for Ron Paul merchandise. Grandson Matthew Pyeatt ($3,251) manages Paul’s MySpace profile. Daughter Peggy Paul ($2,224) helps with campaign logistics. The candidate’s sons Randall and Robert and his daughter Joy Paul LeBlanc have all been paid for campaign travel and for appearing as surrogates at political events.
Who keeps track of all these finances? Paul’s brother and daughter, naturally, who have been paid a combined $62,740 to handle the campaign’s accounting.
Campaign aides said they discussed the possibility that involving so many family members could create the impression that nepotism was driving hiring decisions, but ultimately they saw no problem with the practice.
You gotta give props to Matt and Trey for that riff man. I’m busting you out dude.