I think a lot of Rep. Ron Paul's ideas are completely whacked, like ending the income tax, doing away with the Federal Reserve, withdrawing from NATO and the United Nations, and eliminating all federal government agencies.
But, I solidly agree with him when he speaks out against our interventionist foreign policy and calls for the supremacy of the Constitution, the right of habeas corpus for all political detainees, the end of the Patriot Act, and the end of "don’t ask, don't tell" in favor of a policy that investigates disruptive behavior by any person including heterosexuals. Also, he is the only Republican candidate to vote against the resolution to go to war with Iraq.
Above all, I agree that our obscenely massive military spending along with the overextension of our forces throughout the world will be the thing that undoes us as a nation. Throughout history such overextension has been the demise of empires greater than ours, and we are already seeing the seams coming apart as more and more people sink into poverty and the middle class struggles to stay afloat. Oh…and have to you checked the dollar lately?!
Something big is happening when a hard core Democrat like me feels partially aligned with a fringe Republican candidate. But then Ron Paul is not exactly fringe. He is a phenomenon.
On December 16 he made political history by raising over $6 million dollars in 24 hours, solely through grassroots organizations. Jason George of the Baltimore Sun reports from Iowa that Ron Paul's headquarters is outgrowing office space at an astounding rate. And yesterday came the news that Paul has raised more money than any other Republican in the late three months of 2007 — $19.5 million to Giuliani's 11.5 million. That puts him in Hillary's orbit.
Like MGM's Droopy the Dog, an unprepossessing Basset Hound whose "incredible strength given his diminutive stature and unassuming looks and personality" is surprising, Ron Paul might actually best his opponents with a powerful and direct hit on caucus day.
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