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It's the Economy, Stupid!
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Ron Paul, really? Good grief, pass out the tinfoil hats ..."We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate." -Thomas Jefferson
"I confess I enjoy democracy immensely. It is incomparably idiotic, and hence incomparably amusing." -H. L. Mencken
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Originally posted by ScottM View PostRon Paul, really? Good grief, pass out the tinfoil hats ...**NOTE: The misleading post above was brought to you by Reynold's Wrap and American Steeples, makers of Crosses.
Originally Posted by dropthatpuck-Scooby's a lost cause.
Originally Posted by First Time, Long Time-Always knew you were nothing but a troll.
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Originally posted by ScoobyDoo View PostHe's right about one thing. It's all Capitalism until someone important starts losing money. Then it's socialism to the rescue."We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate." -Thomas Jefferson
"I confess I enjoy democracy immensely. It is incomparably idiotic, and hence incomparably amusing." -H. L. Mencken
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As out there as Ron Paul is on certain issues, this country would be a better place if people would speak honestly about issues the way he does.Originally posted by PricelessGood to see you're so reasonable.Originally posted by ScoobyDooVery well, said.Originally posted by RoverA fair assessment Bob.
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Originally posted by Bob Gray View PostAs out there as Ron Paul is on certain issues, this country would be a better place if people would speak honestly about issues the way he does.
Hypocrisy and democracy will go hand in hand until the average voter becomes smarter than a door knob.Cornell University
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Originally posted by Kepler View PostTrue, although that is also a luxury of knowing you will never, ever get within a country mile of actual governance.
Hypocrisy and democracy will go hand in hand until the average voter becomes smarter than a door knob.**NOTE: The misleading post above was brought to you by Reynold's Wrap and American Steeples, makers of Crosses.
Originally Posted by dropthatpuck-Scooby's a lost cause.
Originally Posted by First Time, Long Time-Always knew you were nothing but a troll.
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Originally posted by ScoobyDoo View PostWhich will never happen.
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Originally posted by Bob Gray View PostAs out there as Ron Paul is on certain issues, this country would be a better place if people would speak honestly about issues the way he does.Go Gophers!
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Originally posted by 5mn_Major View PostPaul had some really good ideas.
What the GOP needs is someone who is neither beholden to the religious right nor someone who takes fiscal conservatism to the extreme like Paul. I don't know if that candidate exists in this day and age, but there's got to be some moderate conservatives somewhere.Last edited by unofan; 09-17-2009, 08:08 PM.
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Originally posted by unofan View PostHe also has some whacked-out crazy ones, too. Like going back to a gold-standard for the dollar.
What the GOP needs is someone who is neither beholden to the religious right nor someone who takes fiscal conservatism to the extreme like Paul. I don't know if that candidate exists in this day and age, but there's got to be some moderate conservatives somewhere.
But, if you originally asked for where they ended up, then you would end up (again) with something less.
Maybe Paul is asking for the Moon, but in trying to get there we'll learn alot about the process and maybe, just maybe, get something meaningful at the end of the journey.CCT '77 & '78
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”Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.”
- Benjamin Franklin
Banned from the St. Lawrence University Facebook page - March 2016 (But I got better).
I want to live forever. So far, so good.
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Originally posted by joecct View PostThere is a school of leadership style that says propose something way out on the fringe, knowing you won't get it. But people will think that you really want that and try to meet it, but deliver something less which is where you wanted them to be anyway.
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Originally posted by joecct View PostThere is a school of leadership style that says propose something way out on the fringe, knowing you won't get it. But people will think that you really want that and try to meet it, but deliver something less which is where you wanted them to be anyway.
It also moves the Overton Window -- there's nothing like having the midpoint of acceptable political discourse be your party platform, anchored equidistant between the center and the radicals of your own party.Cornell University
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