Paul beats Guiliani!
Ha! How's that for spin? Ok, ok... I'm not thrilled with the Iowa caucus results, but I'm fine... I still intend to work to get Ron Paul as many delegates for when the GOP convenes in Minneapolis this summer. My real goal is to reinstate the Constitution, not to elect any particular candidate... and I think Ron Paul's voice is the best way to do that. Go Ron Paul! Go US Constitution!
But back to the caucuses... Congratulations to Mike Huckabee and Barack Obama! While Ron Paul is my favorite candidate on the GOP side, I'd say that Obama is probably my favorite candidate on the Dem side... though I really don't know much of anything about his federal voting record... other than his noteworthy sponsorship of the "Transparency in Federal Spending" bill. Also interesting to me about Obama... the reports are that a most unusual thing happened... while CW says you should never count on the youth vote... it seems that they may not have left him standing at the altar and actually turned out to vote for him.
Most interesting to me though from the reporting I saw tonight... statewide, Iowa Democratic turnout went from 126,000 to 212,000... that's a massive increase in turnout... and I'm wondering if that's a harbinger of things to come in November... I'm sensing that the Democratic landslide in 2006 hasn't yet subsided... and it'll probably continue right through to November 2008... speaking as a Republican... yikes!
Lastly, I guess Chris Dodd has decided to drop out and move home to Connecticut.
Tim White
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"While Ron Paul is my favorite candidate on the GOP side, I'd say that Obama is probably my favorite candidate on the Dem side... though I really don't know much of anything about his federal voting record..."
I guarantee that Barack Hussein Obama is to the far left of liberal. In fact, on some issues he makes Hillary look moderate.
His supporters fall into two catagories: liberal true believers, and the naive (mostly young) who fall for his rhetoric of "change" and "bringing people together".
These generalized themes fill his commercials and appeal to the uninformed. But let there be no mistake: he has a solidly left wing agenda.
You said the time has come to move beyond the bitterness and pettiness and anger that's consumed Washington," Obama told his raucous supporters. "To end the political strategy that's been all about division, and instead make it about addition. To build a coalition for change that stretches through red states and blue states. Because that's how we'll win in November, and that's how we'll finally meet the challenges that we face as a nation."
Chris Dodd could have beat Guiliani, no big surprise there.
"the time has come to move beyond the bitterness and pettiness and anger that's consumed Washington," Obama told his raucous supporters. "To end the political strategy that's been all about division, and instead make it about addition. To build a coalition for change that stretches through red states and blue states"
See, that's just the kind of general rhetoric I was talking about.
It all sounds very positive on the surface, but if you dig into the specifics, his positions are as controversial and divisive as any far-left (or far-right) politician. His ideas for "change" will be disastrous in the details.
Why you should vote for me
From the beginning, the hopes of families have been the goals of this campaign. Hope to create better and safer schools for parents, hope to build savings and independence for the middle class, hope to give more Americans an opportunity to join the middle class.
And I'm sure Obama is for motherhood, apple pie, and the American flag too...
oops! can't say he's for the flag. He refuses to salute the flag during the national anthem.
It's true.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/anthem.asp
Obama wants to become Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces and leader of the Free World, and he won't even salute the flag.
What has the Democratic party come to that it would even consider nominating such a man, or consider his gesture "enlightened"? Change indeed.
Now that Dodd has wasted the time and money of Connecticut citizens will he pay us back for not doing his elected job of Senator for the past year? Did he pay taxes in Iowa? He failed in Iowa he fails in the Senate and the stupid people of CT elect him for the same stupid reasons Kennedy gets elected in Mass. WHat gives these people the idea they can walk away from their elected jobs for a few years, ask the public for money to try to get elected to another job? If the average person tried that they would be fired 3 days after failing to show up for work.
remarkable that with nearly 200,000 soldiers deployed in combat zones offshore the winners yesterday had not a smidgen of experience in the military or domestic security issues.
Of course, neither does Dr, Paul, but you're just fine with him stiffing our allies, disbanding the Pentagon, and hoping for the best
remarkable that with nearly 200,000 soldiers deployed in combat zones offshore the winners yesterday had not a smidgen of experience in the military or domestic security issues.
Of course, neither does Dr, Paul, but you're just fine with him stiffing our allies, disbanding the Pentagon, and hoping for the best
To the best of my knowledge, the major candidates who served:
Dodd
Hunter
McCain
Paul
I'm virtually positive about the GOP side, but I'm uncertain on the Dem side.
Paul served as a flight surgeon around '61-'65, though not in Vietnam... I'm uncertain if he was reserves or active duty.
Besides his own service, Dr. Paul has numerous endorsements from military personnel (past and present)
http://www.ronpaul2008.com/veterans/
he's also received more donations from military personnel than any other candidate, even a true American hero, John McCain.
(for full disclosure... that statement is based on available data... donations under $200 are not publicly reported by "name and occupation" reported)
Lastly... who are our allies? President Bush seems to think that Saudi is an ally. I don't think so.
The US should give notice to the world we will no longer provide military support to any nation. We will help with humanitarian aid but mo military aid. If the Muslim world then wants to attack Israel so be it, they can spend their time doing that instead of bothering us.
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