Can a Republican President be a good thing?
This is the question that I'm currently struggling with this morning. Here I am, sitting in my cubicle; a million thoughts going through my head. As I nervously sip the coffee in my spill-proof cup, I'm faced with a horrible reality: I may be voting for a Republican presidential candidate in the upcoming election.
This bothers me because I despise the republican party. Comprised of racist, bigoted, zenophobic greedheads who are more concerned with raping the planet and lining their own pockets than bettering the country, these people are the antethesis of what government is. George "Dubya" Bush, the current puppet in charge, is the reason my car and bike helmet sport "GEORGE BUSH IS PURE EVIL" stickers. Like a retarded child let loose in a toy store, he's treated America and its citizens as his own personal playthings, ignoring repeated comments and criticism from citizens and fellow politicians alike. From his pointless war in Iraq to his gross overspending and everything in between, this barely literate window-licker has taken America two steps from the brink of collapse.
With all this vitriol spilling from me towards this party, why would I entertain the thought of voting for a Republican? Because this guy is different. This guy - Ron Paul - makes sense. I've read what he has to say; listened to him speak in the few clips I can find. He makes sense. Beyond that, he doesn't appear to be cow-towing to the public; telling them what they want to hear - he actually seems to be genuine, speaking from the heart; telling people exactly what's wrong. What's different about Dr. Paul is that he actually has a cohesive plan to fix things and isn't resorting to mindless finger-pointing at the other candidates. No "this is all [other politician/party]'s fault." Just "this is broken. Here's how we can fix it."
It's scary because he's not acting like a republican. He's thinking independently; reasoning through problems and attempting to intelligently solve them. Others in his party would simply advocate a bombing run or tax increases while parroting beauracratic propoganda.
Of course, further research is needed. I must put this boy under a microscope; see how he twitches. Make absolutely sure that I'm doing something close to the right thing.
posted by Hare @ 10:38 AM
4 Comments:
I don't even know what to say....
I don't think I can join you in this, because frankly, I think you're being sold a line.
I also think that what he's saying on his website is being written (most likely by someone else who is being paid, hopefully well, to do so) in such a way that it can come across as being what you think is good, and what someone who has the opposite beliefs as you thinks as good. You really have to question someone who presents things in that way, because it can potentially put you, the voter, in a very dangerous place. You could be supporting someone who you think is all for the same things that you are, but in actuality, is all against the things that you are for.
And that 'individual liberty' that he purports to embrace in the 'elimination of racism', also seeks to abolish or downsize welfare programs. (see http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul80.html for reference)
Precisely why I want to put him under a microscope.
And what's wrong with correcting the welfare system? Our current one doesn't work, and desparately needs to be fixed.
There's a big difference between correcting it, and eliminating it. This man wants to eliminate it. Just think of how many people that would screw over all at once. There would be riots, not to mention the fact that it would put us in the same camp as Third World Nations in regards to how we treat our poor. FDR put that program in place, and while it does perhaps need updating in regards to its infastructure, it should not be eliminated just because some rich republicans (and some democrats) don't want their tax dollars going to helping the poor.
He was previously the Libertarian candidate for president. He is also the only candidate out there speaking truth from the heart.
Yes, he would seek to eliminate the federal welfare system, the one giving money to the companies as well as the people. Why? that is not the purpose of the federal government as detailed by our constitution. Welfare programs, should be handled by the States, if their constitution allows for them, or by the communities if the state constitutions don't cover them. What he wants to do is to return that money to the people for them to decide how best to use it in their community. He has, for years, supported eliminating the federal income tax and severely cutting back on federal programs, with the (correct) assumption that if the people had all this money back, they would be able to put it to better use than some bureaucrat in Washington who never sees half the programs he is awarding money.
As is being evidenced by the Republican party, though, Ron Paul is not evil enough or illogical enough to be Republican. The party is treating him as though he has no point in what he says. They simply return to puking their political double-speak while supposedly standing for all of the ideas in his platform.
http://ronpaullibrary.org/ Read up on what he has been writing over the years. I think you will agree with it.
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