Because we've been at war with Islamic terrorism since 2001. It's now 2011, and no one can figure out what the heck we're doing, or our goals. Because they're sick and tired of being roughed up by the TSA. Because Republicans have historically kind of been this way. Democrats tended to get us into war, I think. I remember Bob Dole's unfortunate comment about "Democrat wars."
Some guys with boxcutters got lucky. They were Saudis. American kids are still suffering with dead Dads, and Obama has been disastrous at any kind of leadership. It's just not in the news anymore, yet we're still there. There's a lot of ignoring going on by the media. Young people especially are clueless about everything.
The Republicans on the podium were idiots about the developing housing bubble. I remember Freepers yelling at each other about there not being one, and how the people warning about a financial crisis were "chicken littles." Ron Paul is pretty much the only one up there who has credibility on this issue. I was particularly incensed by the housing bubble, and I particularly have always been sympathetic to Peter Schiff.
I am not, nor never was, a Paulbot. I liked several candidates - they've mostly imploded. But my peers -- homeschooling families -- are into Ron Paul, so I'm trying to figure it out.
We are in a different kind of war - THEY are at war with us. Ignoring it (as Clinton did), or treating it as a criminal matter and putting terrorists in American courts - got us 911. We are going to be at war as long as they are at war with us. Are we doing it perfectly? No - we’ve never fought a war like this before. But we got rid of Saddam and Osama bin Laden and killed a whole lot of Al Qaeda bastards. What would Ron Paul and his followers have us do, sit back and do nothing? Plead with Ahmadinajad to stop pursuing nukes? Ron Paul’s “leave me alone” philosophy is fine domestically but is dangerous when it comes to protecting this country. I wouldn’t vote for him under any circumstances.
Ya don't fight compassionate wars.
War and compassion are total opposites.
Anymore of of these decades long compassionate wars, and the wheels come off, leaving us totally 100 percent vulnerable.