Not long ago I wrote a post called Where are the Republicans? Well I think I found one and as I might have expected a real Republican is actually a Libertarian with an R next to his name. The name of the man I hope can be our next President is Congressman Ron Paul and he is at least in name a Republican. I would like you to take a look at Ron Paul's track record in congress.
- He has never voted to raise taxes.
- He has never voted for an unbalanced budget.
- He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership.
- He has never voted to raise congressional pay.
- He has never taken a government-paid junket.
- He has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch.
- He voted against the Patriot Act.
- He voted against regulating the Internet.
- He voted against the Iraq war.
- He does not participate in the lucrative congressional pension program.
- He returns a portion of his annual congressional office budget to the U.S. treasury every year.
Now unlike many bloggers I am not about to tell you how to think, what to support or even who to vote for. What I do want to request that you do is simply listen to Ron Paul's message and hear what he has to say. Ron has been in government a long time and is probably the ONLY congressmen in the US today who can say and PROVE he has never voted to raise taxes even once or that he has NEVER voted for an unbalanced budget.
To me this warrants at least looking at. Ron is unfortunately not being embraced by the media at all (surprise there right) and has had to pull out all the stops to even be included in the Republican debates. It is ashame to me that more people have not heard his words because when they do, he resonates with them.
For instance did you know that according to a poll of people who watched the Republican debates that Ron Paul won more then one of them so far? Shocking no? Check out these Youtube Videos for more on that,
- BREAKING: RON PAUL WINNING MSNBC *RATE THE DEBATE* POLL!
- Ron Paul Leads FoxNews May 15 2007 Polls
- Fox News SPINS Ron Paul's Early Success in Polls 2nd Debate
- Leading the Cause of Freedom in Iowa
So here is what I would like to ask you as my reader to do.
1. Take a bit of time, look at Ron Paul's Website and see if you like what he has to say
2. Watch this video - Ron Paul : Stop Dreaming
3. Make up your own mind but if you like what Ron has to say, register as a Republican even if you are a hard core Democrat. Look at it this way Ron supports most of the "liberal" concepts as they relate to PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY and is more likely to put an end to the Iraq war then Hillery or Obama.
I just want people to be aware of Ron Paul and that you do have a choice. It is not Democrat A or B against Republican A or B which is what we are led to believe. The Democrats said they would put a stop to the war in Iraq, agree or not they promised to and America elected them, then they did not do it.
Immigration Reform was rammed down our throats by both Democrats and Republicans! 80% of "conservatives" were opposed to the bill but get this so were 68% of "liberals" yet it took shutting down the Senate phone system to kill that terrible bill.
The reality is simple…
We vote for Democrats, they promise to tax the rich and not the poor and control spending. The result they Tax everyone more (rich, middle class and poor) and still spend more money and still spend more then we have and make government bigger.
So then we vote for Republicans and you guessed it, they promise to cut taxes for everyone and reduce spending and give us a smaller government. The result they Tax everyone more (rich, middle class and poor) and still spend more money and still spend more then we have and make government bigger
In other words the only thing that changes is the SPIN we get on the tax code, the law and the economy. The end result is the same, we all pay more, the freedoms we hold dear are eroded further and we site around and argue about things from a partisan stand point. In other words we are nothing but pawns for the majority of our politicians, R or D matters not!
Most Americans in my view really want the same things.
- Less Tax
- More Freedom
- Smaller Government
- Secure Borders
- To Stay Out of Peoples Business
My personal opinion is of all the candidates the only one who has a track record of always doing those things is Ron Paul. So he gets my endorsement, all I ask you to do is learn about his message then decide for yourself. If you do deside to support him, tell people by email, phone or face to face.
To quote Ron, "Freedom is popular", we just need to let people know that this time around we actually have the ability to choose freedom,
~ Jack Spirko
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