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By virture of being honest, Paul could win the election!

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He's not dominated by the MIC and the Israel lobby. He has a secure district, is well established, and AIPAC simply couldn't dislodge him. He's one of the few in national politics that puts America first.

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Ron Paul makes me remember why I used to be a Republican. If any of the Republicans currently running is to take the White House in 2008 I would hope it would be him. As it is, though, I will still be voting Democrat or third party because the Republican party is still controlled by a bunch of madmen and warmongers. One thing that is refreshing, though, is to actually have a poitician telling us what he really belives, instead of Bush who claims to be a straight-shooter but lies to us with every utterance that leaves his mouth.

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Suddenly we have a REpublican speaking truth to power...and after I have warned my friends and colleagues to NEVER VOTE REPUBLICAN AGAIN!! Ron Paul seems to be on the side of truth and the American people, but I understand him to be a staunch conservative in his dealings in the congress. Tread carefully you progressive liberals...TRUST NO REPUBLICAN...Youv'e seen how they work...very skilled at deception and fundamentally dishonest in their intent. Sorry Ron, I still say NEVER VOTE REPUBLICAN AGAIN.

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LESS government, LESS spending, right to privacy, etc.

These are all issues that line up with those of the 'ultimate' Republican Barry Goldwater. (I call him 'ultimate' because he's a Republican politician in the way that I imagine that the party was conceived.)

Today, I find myself with a few more conservative views than I ever dreamed I'd have. (And this from a guy who was once accused of being too 'lefty' to live in Orange County without a special permit!) I actually voted for a Republican once - John Anderson - and that was back when I was still a registered Democrat.

There are a few Republicans that I have respect for, but that number has dwindled to almost nil with the current lemming mentality of the Republican party. I miss having 'friendly arguments' with the conservatives of old; there was at least some mutual respect in play - rather than the current name-calling, patriotism-questioning, shout-you-down tactics of today.

Ron Paul will be good for America for one major reason: he'll continue to be a rational voice raging against the GOP machine from WITHIN the party. A party that lost it's heart and conscience NEEDS a man like Dr. Paul whether they like it or not! That can only be good for the country and the Democratic candidate. (Now if only THEY could pick one worth voting for!)

The Republicans (both the politicians AND the voters) don't seem to realize that this new breed of so-called conservatives is like the Dems letting the likes of Abbie Hoffman be in charge of their party! And once we can finally sweep the last of these Neo Con nutjobs out of office and authority, maybe we can stop the name calling and labeling and get back to what was once known as a 'political dialogue'.

Maybe...

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I think Adam Howard misunderstood. Paul is only claiming that Nixon campaigned on a peace platform, not that Nixon was actually for peace.

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I dont consider myself to belong to any party. But Ive been watching Dr. Ron Paul for several years and while I dont always agree with his personal views, I see from his voting record and his writings that he is true to the ideals of America.

Dr. Ron Paul is speaking truth to the American people. And while he may not be the most ideal candidate who could run, he is by far the best choice.

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Of course it is appealing that Paul has the sense to oppose this catastrophic war -- along with nearly everybody else in the country. And it is good that he is holding his party's feet to the fire, reminding them of their (at any rate, rhetorical) opposition to war. And I salute any work he does to end this atrocious occupation.

But I'll admit frustration and despair at his inevitable bumper stickers demanding "Less Government, less government, less government." Even worse are "progressives" who respond to Paul's anti-governmentality with sympathy.

Without market fundamentalist ideology -- and its fantasy of a "spontaneous order" always only shackled by big bad government -- the Iraq disaster would not have taken place, and certainly the ongoing occupation would not have taken its current form. Iraq is a laboratory testing out idiotic free market economic daydreams with respect to tax policy, private contracting of social services, and so on. More concretely, it is a site of vast corruption, inequity, and criminal conflict (the condensed essence of the unregulated market form).

What is needed in the US and elsewhere, obviously, is good government. What is needed is democracy.

"Less Government" is always code for "all government is bad" and it will always be the case that when people who don't believe in the possibility of good democratic government nevertheless fight to acquire power in such government that they will govern badly, they will be incompetent, they will be corrupt, they will loot and steel (and how better than to be war profiteers?)...

Those who are crowing with pleasure at Paul's comments are just reflexively responding to the intuitive plausibility of anti-government rhetoric relentlessly pounded into our skulls for decades, from Reagan through Clinton to the present without pause. Paul symptomizes the worldview without which Iraq (and Katrina, as it happens) would not have taken its current disastrous form.

Unless we learn from the disastrous consequences of free market ideology we'll just endlessly repeat them. If the lesson you learn from Iraq is "Less Government!" you may as well simply intone to the corporate-militarists who are alone in profiting from these bloodsoaked conflicts, "Please, Sir, can I have another?" Be assured, they will cheerfully oblige you.

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This is a special messagefor Bill Maher. Bill, your new hero Ron Paul is safe now. The French support his candidacy (at least me!). Here's the address of the French blog dedicated to his campaign.

www.ronpaulfr.blogspot.com

Emmanuel
Paris, France

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