Posted on 01/05/2012 7:29:06 PM PST by Bill Russell
I'm a Ron Paul supporter. I don't think he is the only man who can save our Republic. In fact, I don't think he can save our Republic. But, at least I believe that if Dr Paul wins, our Republic, if it dies, will die on the operating table. Uncle Sam needs heart surgery, brain surgery, eye surgery, cancer surgery and a heck of a lot of liposuction.
Ron Paul supporters believe he will legalize drugs. His entire voting support structure rests on that. Period.
Well I guess you could count that as an accomplishment if you lived in his state.....but then he of course is not about the nation.
I still say Ron Paul is all about covering Romney’s dirty but.... and then ultimately handing it over to obama. Paul plays to whoever wants to fill his coffers to keep him in the game and his supporters are willingly blind to the danger they are putting this nation in....willingly!
I wish they’d all move to the Middle East...they’d get a warm welcome there.
Face it, your hate for him and your pride which makes you unable to give credit where it's due is what is speaking here. It's too hard for you to admit that he was right, isn't it? It's OK, I understand.
As for the last thing you said, of course he is like a fish swimming upstream in DC. Most other politicians only care about themselves, maintaining control, giving themselves a bigger paycheck, etc. That doesn't mean that his ideas aren't popular - they ARE, with the people. We just need to make some major changes in our government, and that starts with someone who actually does want to change the status-quo.
Yes, he does have a big following among young people. I agree with what you said, but I would add that I think the internet has a lot to do with it. Older people tend to not be online as much. Unfortunately, many of them believe everything they're told by the talking heads in the MSM. Young people are far more internet savvy, and I think they hear more than one point of view, and are able to see through the BS.
And yes, "freedom is popular" as RP says... Apparently more people in the 50 and up crowd have made the mistake of trading freedom for (the perception of) "security"... How sad that people forget what our founders warned us about that.
FRegards,
lily
Do you mean you don’t want to illegally immigrate to Mexico? I thought everybody did.
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