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He is only in this to garner the money.

I'm afraid this is one politician whom you cannot question their integrity and motivation. I say this because Paul has lived an ideologically impeccable life. As a physician he didn't accept Medicaid or Medicare (socialized programs), he treated those patients for free. He didn't accept government loans for the 3 of his children that went through medical school. He gives back a portion of his congressional 'office funds' each year because he thinks the funding is too extravagant. He will not take part in the lucrative congressional pensions plan because he feels it is unconstitutional (it is!). He's passed up tens of thousands, if not more, in $$$ out of principle. As Tom Delay said:

"I've known Ron a very, very long time -- I like to think of Ron Paul as 'The Conscience,'" DeLay said. "You've always got to have a conscience."

So, disagree with him all you'd like, but he surely believes and lives what he preaches and is not 'in it for the money'. Such a spurious charge is uncalled for.

I respect Ron Paul’s views on a lot of things. However, his views on foreign policy are over the cliff. Yes, in a perfect world I would love it if America could just worry about our own borders and let the rest of these countries blow themselves to pieces. However, if America does not take care of the fanatics overseas, then we will be taking care of them over here.

Every time in the past 100 years that we have retreated from world involvement look what happens. In the 20s and 30s we retreated from the world after WWI and we got WWII. In the 70’s we retreated from the world after Viet Nam and look what we got. The creep of communism almost up to our doorstep. If Jimmy Carter would have gotten a second term, I’m sure that Mexico would have been next as the communists were creeping up central America.

Unfortunately, for our own national security we have to be involved in world affairs and beat back this Islamo fascist menace. You think that the Iraq war is a drain on our economy? What would be the drain on our economy if we had a 9/11 type of scenario (or worse) every year?

As good as the FBI, CIA and the rest of homeland security has been at preventing another 9/11, the Islamo fascists only have to succeed once to create another catastrophe in this country. The best way to prevent it is to hunt them down and kill them and their leaders before they ever get here.