mmarsh
Active member
OH noes, we're getting closer to the US election again.....
Why can't we all just be friends and talk about pretty flowers instead?? :rambo:
I can't really say that we've got good experiences from the previous elections, but I'll let this one stay open as long as you manage to stay civil in here... :viking:
Could I get a shoulder to cry on? I have to live through not one, but two very nasty elections this year FRANCE (April-MAY) and the USA (November). Its my sad duty to report
that the French always criticize then copy everything the Americans do, that now includes their elections which is also getting very ugly.
Aside from something very special coming in August, its going to be a horrible year.
Duty
Welcome home my friend.
Frankly I don't know what to make of Paul. He's a mystery to me. Some of the things he says I like, other things he says really scare me.
There seems to be some very sane views mixed in with some very insane ones. Ron Paul seems to take the extreme view of every position be they leftwing or rightwing. Which is why neither party wants to claim him.
For example: Paul wants to stop us rushing from one battlefield to another and mind our own business (a very wise decision), but the way he wants to do that is to revert back to isolationism (a very bad decision). I actually agree with the GOP view on this weirdly enough...
Another example: Paul wanted small government (a nice goal though I wonder about how feasible it is), Paul solution is to cut the government completely from the IRS, FEMA, HUD, the CIA, etc almost as if he wants to return to the Articles of Confederation, which frankly wasn't the best idea we ever had.
I will say that I like Paul a lot more than some of the other candidates out there, but not enough to vote for. I also agree that he hasn't a chance to win. That's my 2 cents.
Padre
Forgive me, I remember we had a good discussion a few weeks ago but I forget to what you are referring to. I was wrong on a few things as well, I never thought Santorum would have lasted as long as he has. That one got me by surprise.
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