tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post1222596200206472528..comments2023-07-30T01:08:43.318-07:00Comments on Politics Plus: CPAC Straw PollTomCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11397335545286040472noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-34066739256224582542010-02-22T11:57:04.303-08:002010-02-22T11:57:04.303-08:00Thanks, Tom. They are indeed the best of the bunc...Thanks, Tom. They are indeed the best of the bunch.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397335545286040472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-49932392586496697092010-02-21T17:42:52.214-08:002010-02-21T17:42:52.214-08:00Another link to that poll showed "Other"...Another link to that poll showed "Other" and "Undecided" getting more votes than most of the actual candidates.<br /><br />Those are my 2 favorite choices too.Tom Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610417770240609022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-5614065556126114332010-02-21T11:19:34.592-08:002010-02-21T11:19:34.592-08:00Lisa, I agree that several of Paul's positions...Lisa, I agree that several of Paul's positions on foreign policy are quite appealing, but he also stands for unrestrained corporatism, eliminitaing the safety net, outlawing a woman's right to choose, etc. Further, pigs will fly before Paul is nominated by a major party.<br /><br />Oso, I'm shocked to hear you supporting him. He's trying to distance himself now, but he has a TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397335545286040472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-35122634014325844132010-02-21T10:56:27.179-08:002010-02-21T10:56:27.179-08:00RP opposed the war and wants to bring home the tro...RP opposed the war and wants to bring home the troops.As CinC he could do that. <br /><br />As to the all the crazy Austrian School stuff-abolish the Fed and go back to the gold standard-it would never get anywhere. <br /><br />With the exception of Kucinich there was no Democrat who stood against the war. RP even had the balls to say we should cut off aid to Israel! NO other candidate has the Osohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513535195785731541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776805599159893803.post-50993911717047824452010-02-21T08:21:34.537-08:002010-02-21T08:21:34.537-08:00I actually like some of the things that Ron Paul s...I actually like some of the things that Ron Paul says - I watched him on a vid with Chris Matthews and a hard core Repub and he made a lot of sense. Now, if he would just lose the R after his name and declare he was a Libertarian that he is, he could appeal to independents. One thing this does prove is that the more moderate candidates (Mittens and Paul) still hold some significant sway with Lisa G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02909155560510148815noreply@blogger.com