Ron Paul to Run for President

I certainly dont agree with all his views buts he is the most ingenuous person (much less a politician) I have ever heard speak, and the only politician I have ever liked. Candidates and networks are going to be forced to take him much more seriously this time, not because his likelihood of getting the nomination is substantially increased, but because a large faction of Independents and Republicans absolutely loves this guy and the ideology and sincerity he brings to the table.

Tea party godfather Ron Paul running for president - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_ron_paul2012)

From his wiki -
In the late 1960s, Paul and his wife moved to Texas, where he continued his medical work. Trained in obstetrics and gynaecology, Paul then began his own private practice.

I dont think we've ever had a president that was a gynecologist.

From his wiki -
In the late 1960s, Paul and his wife moved to Texas, where he continued his medical work. Trained in obstetrics and gynaecology, Paul then began his own private practice.

I dont think we've ever had a president that was a gynecologist.Clinton

I'm a big fan of his, and I supported him the last time around.

Now, along with former NM Governor Gary Johnson also on the table, there are TWO anti-war libertarians running for the nomination in the GOP. And that's a damn good thing as far as I'm concerned.

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Theres a difference between a pervert and a gyno.

Ron Paul is a good guy, but he just doesn't have broad appeal. And for good reasons. The thing that makes him appealing to many, his Libertarian platform, would be a major weakness when it comes to foreign policy, education reform, and the role of the Fed. His solution to nearly everything is to drastically reduce the role of or completely dismantle government. That's just not practical. If Ron Paul were president, we don't ever catch bin Laden.

A lot of his rhetoric sounds good to the average voter, but when you boil it down to actual policy and how it affects our everyday lives, some of his positions are really kind of dangerous, in my opinion.

Ron Paul is a good guy, but he just doesn't have broad appeal. And for good reasons. The thing that makes him appealing to many, his Libertarian platform, would be a major weakness when it comes to foreign policy, education reform, and the role of the Fed. His solution to nearly everything is to drastically reduce the role of or completely dismantle government. That's just not practical. If Ron Paul were president, we don't ever catch bin Laden.

A lot of his rhetoric sounds good to the average voter, but when you boil it down to actual policy and how it affects our everyday lives, some of his positions are really kind of dangerous, in my opinion.

And how practical is it to keep spending a trillion a year more then we have?

And how practical is it to keep spending a trillion a year more then we have?

I think the real question is how did we get there?

LOL. Perennial candidates Ron Paul is running? Noooo.

He will be interesting and entertaining at the GOP debates. Honestly though, I don't understand why he keeps running as a Republican. He will never convince enough of them to vote for him.


Ron Paul 2012!

LOL. Perennial candidates Ron Paul is running? Noooo.

He will be interesting and entertaining at the GOP debates. Honestly though, I don't understand why he keeps running as a Republican. He will never convince enough of them to vote for him.


Ron Paul 2012!

I dont think he is running with the thought that hes gonna get the GOP ticket. Hes running because he is shaping the GOP ticket.

Whats attracted new conservative to the republican party and whats helped re-energize the republican party is the Barry Goldwater/facially conservative/personal freedoms/Tea Party like ideology that Ron Paul has largely become the spokesperson for since GW took his second term. The November 2010 elections were shape by this ideology and hopefully the congressional and presidential 2012 elections will be too. The HUGE strides he made for the fiscal conservatives and civil liberty types in the last election are now coming to fruition, hopefully his rhetoric this time around will resonate even louder for future legislators and legislation.

Also depending on who gets the ticket I think he stands a good chance of being nominated for security of state or another appointed position….. possibly even vice president.