Even tho' I understand what you say about the war deal breaker..
One thing is for sure. Ron Paul would have re-legitimized congress and our republic.

The president should never have the power George Bush claimed for himself. Our congress is spineless against him for some reason. We need to boot those elected officials out and put more RP conservatives in.
Ron Paul at least had the guts to stand up against those traitors against the people of the US and stand up for our system as intended and written in the Constitution.

"Ron Paul at least had the guts to stand up against those traitors against the people of the US..."

Yup. That about sums it up.

To be fair, I didn't think he was all that bad, once I finally found out who he was- about two weeks ago.

Oh well.

Really?

You're going easy on him. Mine would be:

When Ron Paul goes back in time, re-runs the GOP primary, and proceeds not to give credence to a bunch of different conspiracy nuts while finding a way to blame America for every single bad thing that happens around the world...and he doesn't say we were wrong for fighting the communists in Korea...and he somehow blots the whole newsletter thing from my memory...

As hard as it may be to believe, I actually once liked the guy. Oh well.

In addition to him going back in time and changing his view of the war, I'd say "when he grows a pair". Seriously, the guy comes across as a impotent little man. He just doesn't ACT like the sort of person others would listen to. I couldn't see him as president any more than I could Harry Reid. I get the impression he'd wet himself if he met Putin...and if he ever found himself in the same room as Dick Cheney, he'd roll over on his back and wait for Cheney to rub his belly.

Oh, and he'd have to promise to stay on the medication this time...and if he's already taking medication - Ron! Someone replaced your viagra with crazy pills. Please stop taking them.

From the north Pacific ocean via satellite Internet, Hi to all... and that was funny, Harvey. My sentiments exactly.

There's Jimmy. I was wondering where you got to...

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Back when McCain first clinched the Republican nomination I proposed the following bumper sticker:
'McCain 08 - We are SO screwed!'.
Now that he's gotten one leg onboard the 'Drill Here! Drill Now!' train I've modified my bumper sticker:
'McCain 08 - maybe we're NOT screwed?'.

I hope Ron Paul and his supporters have a significant impact at the Republican convention. A few nods to the Constitution would help the Reps seperate themselves from the Dems, especially after the week the Supreme court just had!
Fuel, Freedom and Fiscal Responsibility - not a bad platform to run on.
Now, if John Boy can just keep his mouth shut and let Barry dig a hole for himself, I might have to rewrite my bumper sticker again.

that was my only beef with him.
He was also pretty cozy with the 9/11 truthers. He never had the spine to tell them off. It seemed that he was pandering to them for their votes.

the Truther thing was my big beef with him. he had a lot of good ideas, but no way i'm voting for a nutjob truther.

Actually grows a pair? I understand now how the situation we're in now (a "war" with no end in sight with a nameless "terror") was sold to the american people. It was bought up by smucks like you. "Grows a pair"? You believe that because he said no to a military action that made stuff worse, he lacks testicles. You're a naive sheep, and you know it's true.

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What the hell is a "smuck", you schmuck!?

Oy, these meshuggah truthers... I'm surprised they can spell Ronald McPaul's name.

I hope you all appreciate we've just been called sheep by people who spend their time typing Ron Paul's name into Google all day.

That's got to hurt.

Okay, maybe not.

holy crap! A Ronulan tried to insult me...I MUST be doing something right...and to answer your question - no, I don't think his lack of testicles has anything to do with your crazy conspiracy theories. I simply think he comes across like a scared old man with a high, whiny voice.

Oh, and I think your tinfoil hat needs another layer. The government mind-control rays are making you misspell words.

"People" who "put things in quotes" because they "think" it makes them appear "less crazy" are "awesome".

Ru Paul for president!

You guys are being mean. Ru Paul does have testicles. You should stop reminding him or he might cry.

My problem with him, besides the defeatism, is that Libertarians go WAY too far in the right direction. We need smaller government, but we also need to invest in things technology-wise and other-wise that do not follow the "if it doesn't pay for itself in 7 years, it's not worth trying" rule all businesses follow. NASA money pays for itself 7 times and sometimes far more in economic benefits, but it doesn't do it in short time frames. And that's one example.

Yea, the war and the fact that he has no Presidential Presence. Call me crazy, but i think a president should also (after being right on tall the issues) be a formidible presence.

I think a weasley little guy doesn't have as much street cred as someone with a strong presence (ala Reagan/Cheney/Thompson...except he was getting sleepy). Not that either of our candidates fits the bill.

The only reason Ron Paul has not gone back in time and done just that, is the evil government has covered up what really happened in Roswell, and the fact that we already have a time machine in a vault at Area 51.

We have some good Libertarians here at IMAO. I could live with the libertarians better than the Democrats. In my opinion, Ron Paul had some good points. Smaller government, free markets, Gold standard. Those are all good things.

My big problem with Paul was his Isolationism at all costs. Ever since the war with Tripoli, We've been messing with other peoples affairs. We followed that with the Monroe Doctrine. It is better for us to take out threats now than wait for them to manifest here. Thomas Jefferson once said that "The price of freedom is eternal vigilance." (He also said "Gimme some of that sweet, sweet Brown Sugar!!!" but that's neither here nor there.)

Also Paul never seemed to notice when he'd get off on theoretical tangents on national T.V. How it would make him look. (I.E The whole Lincoln was wrong speal.)

If it makes you feel better, random Ronulan, I think Ron Paul would honestly be a better president than Obama. …….Slightly better, but better. Kind of like how a dried dog turd would be slightly more palatable than a fresh, juicy one.

Agreed about the war, the Truthers, and several other comments (I don't know if anybody used the phrase "lawn gnome" yet, but it should be brought up).

It might not be fair, but part of the pre-primary screening process really needs to include a cartoon bear on a sign that says "you must be *this* tall to run". When will the Pauls and Kuciniches get it?

I don't know if a height requirement is absolutely necessary, but there definitely needs to be some kind of requirement that you must be able to take the leaders of 4 of any 5 given countries in a fight. (and no, bringing a gun to the fight doesn't count, Barack).

ok here's a list of qualities I'd like to see in a presidential candidate.

1) can handle himself in a brawl

2) chuckles every time he hears the phrase "non binding resolution".

3) when he appears with his wife in public, he has that "yeah, I'm tappin' that" smile.

4) when introduced at a public event, he isn't cheered on by people in tinfoil hats.

5) he's the candidate that the terrorists, EU, UN, and every other pansy-ass nation on the planet doesn't want to see in office.

6) left-wing celebrities threaten to move to other countries if he's elected.

7) he has the support of the gun lobby, the tobacco lobby, the oil lobby, the nuclear power lobby, the automakers lobby, and Wall Street.

8) when a sobbing student complains to him that she can't afford college tuition, he says in a polite and non-condescending tone, "well, maybe you should get a job".

9) His wife doesn't fear that he's going to get shot walking to the 7-11. In fact she kinda hopes that some punk kid will try something so that he'll have a cool story to tell her about how he ripped some punk kid's arm off and beat him to death with it, cause it always makes "relations" a lot hotter.

10) He has a website devoted entirely to STARTING rumors about him.

11) His stance on birth control for minors is "Just sit in the living room lovingly cleaning your shotgun when the boy comes over to take her out. Point out your shooting trophies. If you don't have any, earn some - it's every father's duty to be a good enough shot to have some shooting trophies".

12) Instead of taxes, he proposes a new idea called "the liberal jar". Ever home in America will have a "liberal jar" and every time someone says that some government program that would cost money sounds like a good idea, they'd be legally required to put $100 in the jar. On April 15th, everyone mails their "liberal jar" to the IRS.

I like the liberal jar idea.

#23 - Loved the list. Next time you leave a comment, please leave a cool fake name, too. I think you could become popular around here.

Judging by the contents of the list, might I suggest "Thompson08"?

Harvey - if you think it wise. Your alter ego Frank liked another one of my other posts recently. You are quite correct, Fred was my pick for president.

In other news - Obama picked up the endorsement of Kim Jung Il today. He must be very proud. That THAT Ron Paul.

'a military action that made stuff worse'.
Worse for who?
Worse how?

For contrast, name 3 military actions that made 'stuff' better.
Better for who?
Better how?

My psychiatrist at the VA asks me questions like that sometimes.
Then she renews my prescription for another 4 months.
I'm not crazy, I've got a doctors' note to prove it!
How many people can say that, eh?

Ha ha #21: exactly!

Where are Wronwright and the Tardis when you need them?