Which Republican do you presently prefer for 2012?

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Yes usually the best options are the least likely to get nominated when it comes to the scam that is our elections.

He finished 4th in Iowa however.

Saying Ron has no chance in the general is simply not based in reality. Paul has consistently polled better than his GOP counterparts against Obama. He is the only one that independents prefer to Obama and can also peel off democrat voters. If the GOP doesn't nominate Ron Paul, they will lose the general election.

What would be his appeal to Democratic voters? Remember: we are a bunch of Socialists who want a Nanny Government to take care of us from cradle to grave. Promising to get rid of Social Security, Medicare, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act isn't going to persuade us.

I voted for Obama last election, this election I'm voting for Paul. He's appealing because he has the best complete message compared to the others. Paul isn't going to cut programs to the point that millions of families are going to be homeless.

How do you know this? Isn't it standard Libertarian theology that poor people don't matter, and shouldn't count for anything?

lol where did you hear that? I thought it was more like letting states and communities decide what to do with their welfare programs. If millions of families were about to go homeless, that would mean there would be millions of vacant homes, not making any money for the owners. Wouldn't it be safe to assume that rent would drop so not to lose the tenants?

Absolutely. And, the society depicted in the novel "Brave New World" is an embodiment of standard Liberal "theology."

How about a little fire, Scarecrow?

Well, to be fair, Mr. Paul does characterize Social Security and Medicare as both "unconstitutional" and comparable to slavery.

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/ ... e-slavery/

He's also stated a plan to keep SS solvent by cutting spending.

Paul On SS

I think it's misleading to say simply say he's comparing it to slavery. He is saying that just because the Supreme Court has found Social Security constitutional, doesn't mean that it is right and is using slavery as an example of where the court was wrong.

But no, Ron isn't planning on getting rid of SS, Medicare, Medicaid, any of that and he probably couldn't even if he wanted to. It will take a fundamental change in how people view the role of government in their lives for that to happen. Unlike his predecessors, he will not rule by decree. The departments that he wants to close initially are plainly laid out in his budget plan. Ron's budget cuts are more pointed towards the the big corporations and ending our wars and meddling abroad.

As for why a normally Democratic voter might vote for Ron Paul? Ending the wars, protecting and restoring our civil liberties(they're not holding up too well under Obama), ending our unconstitutional and racist drug war, and ending corporate welfare. Ron should also be appealing as far as Republicans go since he won't impose his social views on the rest of the country. Another appealing is thing is knowing that even tho you may disagree with Ron; he isn't corrupt, he isn't beholden to any corporate interests. The same can not be said about our friend currently residing in the White House.

Here is the Libertarian platform

http://www.lp.org/platform

Much too radical, even for Fox Noise.

"Rudy Giuliani - for months the Republican Front runner, then people actually started voting." - Jon Stewart

Ron Paul will do well in straw polls but not so much in the primaries.

That's irrelevant because, to the best of my knowledge, Ron Paul isn't a member of the Libertarian Party.

As I recall, he had run as the Libertarian Party's presidential candidate a few years ago.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Paul

Okay, in 1988 Ron Paul was the Libertarian presidential candidate. Good to know; thank you!

Now I personally see no problem with "phas[ing] out the current government-sponsored Social Security system and transition[ing] to a private voluntary system," provided that those who legitimately depend on the current system aren't left out in the cold so to speak. That said, you've yet to establish that Ron Paul wants to phase out Social Security. Was that part of the Libertarian platform in 1988? And more importantly, has Ron Paul indicated that eliminating Social Security is currently one of his goals?