[mkjessup]

Unfortunately the lack of any decent conservative on the ticket right now has given Ron Paul a surge. I agree with Paul on about 96% of the issues, but the other 4% are Show Stoppers. I just don’t see anyone but (holding my nose) Romney at this point. Gingrich is a sleazeball and the others are not Presidential material.

Hey, I find myself in agreement with SOME of Ron Paul's views, particularly the Federal Reserve and the need to return power to the States, and cut back the size and reach of the federal government. His statements regarding the emerging police state in this Nation are quite frankly, bang on.

Unfortunately, that 4 percent that you refer to Roy is indeed, the 'show stopper' - we could no more trust Ron Paul in the area of foreign policy than we could trust say, Barack 0bama? Ron Paul praises that traitor Bradley Manning as a HERO?!? Actually thinks that Iran poses no threat? Where-TF has he been since 1979 when the Assahollah Khomeini seized power? In foreign policy, Ron Paul is absolutely and utterly delusional.

Now Donald Rumsfeld said some wise words when he talked about "going to war with the Army you have, not the Army you would prefer to have in the future" (paraphrased) and that is unfortunately the way it is shaping up so far as the eventual GOP nominee.

Mitt Romney is nothing more than '0bama-lite', his policies and positions are barely to the right of 0bama, Romney has the audacity to now suggest that he is 'more conservative'? This is the guy who proclaimed that he was never part of the Reagan Revolution, that he was NOT in favor of going back to the 'Reagan Years', and for that alone Romney can KMA. The fact is, Governor Perry of Texas would damn sure be an improvement over the leftist turd currently stinking up the White House. So too would Rick Santorum. Likewise for Michele Bachmann, and yes: even "sleazeball" (your words Roy) Newt Gingrich.

We don't have any real excellent, Reaganesque type choices at this point. I wouldn't rule out a brokered convention next year, but I will say this: Ron Paul will NOT be the GOP nominee, it's not going to happen, and if he goes the third party route, HE will be the one responsible for giving 0bama a second term, along with those who vote for him.

(Got your FReepmail btw, and Happy New Year FRiend! ;)

[Roy Baty]

If I told you where I work mk, I'd have to kill you, but suffice to say that Ron Paul is against the Patriot Act and some of our best tools to use against the bad guys were provided by that Act. Tools that were taken away by the dems in the 70’s and that Britain and most other countries have available to them.