I never dreamed it would blow up this big, this is simply amazing. I bet he gets to 7 million before the day is over. I believe he started the day at 2.7 for the quarter and he will end having just above or below 7 million. Hes already eclipsed last quarters fund raising total and well on his way to surpassing the goal this quarter.
I’m an active-duty Marine Corps Sgt with two tours in Iraq under my belt. I’ve only registered to vote once before but never felt strongly enough about any candidate to vote. I just donated $25 to Ron Paul and plan to register as a Republican to vote for him in the California Primaries. I would have donated more if I could afford it right now, next paycheck I will do more. If I could volunteer for his campaign I would but Im not sure what the rules are for active duty service members. I don’t agree with the man on every issue, but he definitely has character. I am sick and tired of our politics being issues-driven. I want our politics to be about the expression of competing ideas and together arriving at a concensus. Today’s politics are divisive, if you disagree with someone’s politics all they do is label and assault you. We see it here against Ron Paul and his supporters. If you can’t defend your position and articulate why you stand against someone then maybe your position isn’t as strong as you think it is. Some of you will accuse me of being a liberal and, to be honest, on some issues you would be right. But if the geberal election came down to Hillary vs Paul I would vote Paul in a heartbeat. I don’t care that he and I disagree on issues. The problems with America go deeper than any single issue. I think alot of people are allowing themselves to be manipulated by the establishment and they dont even realize it. Politicians know that all they have to do is hit a couple of talking points and people will vote for them. Thats not the kind of America I want for my children. To be honest with you, the state of politics in America scares me a whole lot more than terrorists. Terrorists can and do threaten our lives, but our own politians threaten our freedoms more than Osama ever will.
I’m willing to sacrifice a couple items on my checklist if it means I can get a President with character.
To me I think one day we will have to answer to our childred. If the politics they face is the same we face today than we will be the ones to blame.