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And its this reason why I think Paul tanked so hard. Earmarks are evil (except when Paul requests them). Government spending is terrible (unless Paul is bringing back the money to his district). Neo nazis and bigots are evil and should never be tolerated (except when they donate to Paul's campaign). Politicians who break their promise are dishonest (except if it means I get to vote for Paul again its ok).
On earmarks. He's never voted for one. Read this defense-
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig7/phillips5.html
Just to be fair, an opposing view-
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59380
About Neo Nazis and bigots-
They (apart from hatred) are able to think for themselves too, and are not supporting Ron Paul because they believe he hates the same people as they do. I would hope that no one would be a part of any hate group, but they vote too, and why not try to understand why they like Ron Paul, instead of assuming that
something is rotten in the state of Denmark. You might as well run from the light of the Sun, because I'm almost positive that Hitler liked a nice summer day.
Its simply hypocrisy. Either you value your word or you don't. Either you made a promise or you didn't. There are still some things that are black and white in this world, and one's word is one of them.
Sorry, but if the good doctor gets a pass, then everyone else does as well. Of course I didn't see any of the Paul supporters being so generous with the other candidates during the primary. Wonder why.
Yes STAGE2- Some things are black and white, but if you don't even bother to check to see if they might be grey, then your going to pass judgment with no proof, which would coincidentally be quite the American way as it stands, so you'll be in good company.
About giving Ron Paul a "pass"- Seriously look into the issue and make your case. You might start by giving the biggest examples of his failures in your opinion. I'd like to know, because I'm a big supporter of Congressman Paul.
Ron Paul has been more consistent and principled than any other elected official I know of in the 30+ years that he's been involved in politics. You may not agree with the Libertarian ideals, but you cannot say that Ron Paul is interested in self promotion, acquiring wealth through his seat in Congress, or seizing more federal power. Quite the opposite.
Name one other presidential candidate that is looking to take power AWAY from the federal government.
Perhaps some Americans want a more powerful federal government. Obama and McCain are the "two" choices now. They don't respect the 4th Amendment or the 10th. One respects the 2nd to a degree, but I'm not interested in compromising my rights, and settling for the lesser of the evils(whoever that is), as we so often do. I have more complaints about them both, but I'll stop for now.
I TRUST NO ONE THAT WOULD VOTE FOR THE PATRIOT ACT.
I probably wouldn't trust anyone that voted against it either, but they would gain respect for their vote.