Rdak
Firemax: Ron Paul is too isolationist and not imperialistic enough for my tastes. He has some good points and much of what he says appeals to me but he is too isolationist and not imperialistic enough for me.
I am always willing to accept criticism of my beliefs when done in a civil manner as you have just done. While I disagree that he is an isolationist, I understand your position. As for being an isolationist, Ron Paul is nothing of the sort. His policy would call for a strong national defense as a deterent. Rather, Ron Paul is a non-interventionist. He would not commit US troops to police the world for Germany, Britain, South Korea, Iraq or any other nation.
I think that is the policy that turns people off from Ron Paul. However, when you look at the shape we are in because of years of policing the world, then his policy makes a lot of sense. Will America be safer once she has been bankrupted by these adventurous foreign policy decisions? I submit that America will not be safer. Is there a time when we should commit troops to battle? Absolutely, but never, ever as the aggressor nation as we have done in Iraq.
You know, the US has a debt of approx 9 trillion dollars. That's
$9,000,000,000,000.00.
Currently, America has about $1 trillion in circulation. We don't even have enough wealth to pay off our debt, yet we are continuing with a foreign policy that some estimate is costing us a $1 trillion per year. How long will this mirage of wealth last before it crumbles to the ground? Can you, as a private citizen, keep borrowing money to fund a lavish life style without having the ability to pay it back? Of course not. We should not believe that our government can magically figure this out. As a country, we must live within our means or we will be buried by the horrors that come with poor fiscal management.
You know, my fantasy President is George Washington. Not a man of many words but a man of action.
A good man indeed. Though, George wasn't a president who would commit our troops to foreign wars. It was George Washington who issued the
Proclamation of Neutrality in 1793. He believed that we should not entangle ourselves in foreign affairs of other countries. Thus, I believe that Ron Paul has at least some things in common with President Washington.
But I don't dislike the man. He appears sincere and decent.
I agree that Ron Paul does seem kind and decent and sincere. My wife, who is much less political than me, also likes those qualities about him. I think, at the very least, those who believe they do not like Ron Paul, should read his book and learn where he stands on important issues. They may not agree with everything he believes, but many of his positions are right on track with the founding father's beliefs.
You know, I don't agree with Ron Paul on every position. However, I do believe wholeheartedly that he is the most conservative of all of the candidates from either party this election cycle. I don't regret supporting him for a moment. I will continue to support him as he continues to carry the message of liberty for the American people.
Come to think of it I did in the primaries. 
