2008 Presidential Election
The Republican Party has become very weird in recent years, very militant and aggressive. Many claiming to be Christians in many cases, yet being anti-poor, for torture of prisoners, and in many other cases opposed to the teachings of Jesus Christ. I think the Republican Party may represent apostate Christianity. The only notable difference is Ron Paul.
Ron Paul (and campaign manager Kent Snyder center frame) at a campaign event at Murphy's Taproom in Manchester, NH on 5 June 2007. Photo: Charles Richard "Dick" Clark II. Some Rights Reserved.
The way I see the 2008 presidential election is that you have Ron Paul and everybody else for the Republicans. The Republican Party has become very weird in recent years, very militant and aggressive. Many claiming to be Christians in many cases, yet being anti-poor, for torture of prisoners, and in many other cases opposed to the teachings of Jesus Christ. I think the Republican Party may represent apostate Christianity. The only notable difference is Ron Paul. He is more the old fashioned Dwight Eisenhower Republican that many of them were before they started going crazy. So I support Ron Paul as the Republican nominee.
For the Democratic Party I think there is a question about what they really stand for. Many Democrats think the Republicans stole the elections in 2000 and 2004. But it also seemed that John Kerry kind of took a dive in 2004. Kerry was claiming he was fighting for the working class, but then didn't even bother to wait until all the votes were counted before conceding to Bush. Many thought the Republicans had cheated in several states, including Ohio, but John Kerry never offered any kind of protest at all. Ralph Nader and the Green Party candidate demanded a recount in Ohio, but not Kerry.
So I think many Democrats wish more of their candidates were more like Nader or Cindy Sheehan, really committed to a cause. Many wonder why the Democratic leadership hasn't even brought up the issue of impeachment of anyone in the Bush administration, even though it seems they have violated numerous national and international laws. Many of the Democratic leadership claim to be anti-war, but many seem to be of the "I voted for it before I voted against it" type, so you wonder if they're really anti-war or not. They seem to keep voting in the funding for these wars. Many Democrats wish their leadership was as passionate and sincere about their claimed views as the Republicans are about theirs, even though the Republicans are motivated mainly by money and greed, and are usually on the wrong side on everything.
So as a Democrat I think the best we can do is to support Hillary Clinton and hope that she doesn't take a dive again like Kerry did in 2004. I wish we had some more choices, maybe Al Gore. If Ron Paul could win as the Republican and Hillary Clinton as the Democrat at least we should be getting out of Iraq, because both of them have committed to getting us out of Iraq. Hillary would be a big improvement over what we have now or any of the other Republicans.
Other Views on Ron Paul:
- "Ron Paul - Personal Beliefs vs Political Beliefs", David Heiert, 09/14/2007
- "Ron Paul - 3 Political Positions Voters Must Understand", Edward Welch, 09.12.2007
- "Ron Paul - A Gun Rights Voter's Dream Come True?", Edward Welch, 09.12.2007
- "Debate Analysis- We're in Trouble", Otto King, 09.12.2007
- "Ron Paul & Roe v Wade", Edward Welch, 09.12.2007
- "Making the Maverick Mainstream - The Saga of Ron Paul", Nathan Tabor, 09.11.2007
- "Who Cares About Our Interventionist Foreign Policy?", Eshwarya Patel, 09.11.2007
- "Reality Check - What A Ron Paul Presidency Might Look Like", David Heiert, 09.08.2007
- "Asterisk Free Libertarianism (The Solution Ron Paul Missed)", J. J. Jackson, 08.27.2007
- "Ron Paul Needs Million Man March", Andrew Leski, 08.21.2007
- "Critical Mass of Power and Money", Mark D. Solomon, 08.16.2007
- "Is Congressman Ron Paul Really A Champion For The Constitution?", Joel S. Hirschhorn, 08.13.2007
- "The Constitution For Dummies (i.e. Ron Paul Supporters)", J. J. Jackson, 08.13.2007
- "Ron Paul For President", Roger Bovee, 08.13.2007
- "Why Ron Paul Should Be The Next President Of The United States", Roger Bovee, 07.26.2007
- "Ron Paul Fundraising - Military Personnel Want Us Out of Iraq", Eshwarya Patel, 07.24.2007
- "Large Number of Undecideds May Support Ron Paul", Eshwarya Patel, 07.24.2007
- "Ron Paul's Support Moving to the Streets", Eshwarya Patel, 07.10.2007
- "Where Is Candidate Rudy Paul or Ron Giuliani", J. J. Jackson, 05/21/2007
- "Paul Odyssey Update", Otto King, 07.04.2007
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