Ron Paul is a better nominee than John McCain

"Ron Paul is a turncoat Republican at best. He has betrayed his party and embraced ideas and positions ranging from liberal to radical." Since when do we treat our political parties like tribes… They are political parties with political platforms. For one year Ron Paul left the Republican Party for the libertarian party, not because he has changed his views or beliefs… In fact, he has never changed his views or beliefs. His views are what the Republican party was founded on and it is this party that has betrayed its ideas and positions. Dr. Paul has not betrayed his party, his party has betrayed him and our country by embracing leftist big government, empire building, and aggressive war and occupation. "More recently he has gained support from both radical conservatives and mainstream Democrats for his opposition to the war on terror and the war in Iraq as well as his continued opposition to the USA PATRIOT Act." Radical conservatives? Social or Fiscal? I can tell you right now that radical social conservatism don't support Paul because Radical social conservatism is fascism. Radical Fiscal conservatives? You mean laissez faire Capitalists? Well, you caught me there, but why would laissez faire capitalists be against this war… Well, from a moral economic standpoint… maybe it is because theft through destructive global assertion… called Neo-Conservatism… That takes something good like capitalism and use twisted foreign policy to manipulate the foreign market, essentially stealing from other nations and using taxpayer dollars to accomplish these goals… It is the mixture of imperialism and crony-capitalism, (and crony-capitalism being a mixture of socialism and capitalism) commitment to high military spending and the global assertion of national values, which tend to be more authoritarian than hard right. And maybe the moderate Democrats are against this occupation because they fail to accept war propaganda, and because they see this war for what it truly is… Not a War on terror, but a War of Terror, and a war on American civil liberties here at home. "In national debates he blames the U.S. for instigating acts of terror by its presence in the Middle East and basically calls terrorists freedom fighters in one debate." No, he has said very plainly… our actions have consequences… Children understand this. Seriously, watch this… www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlgav80cpbg "He also supports radical Isolationism" Isolationism is a foreign policy which combines a non-interventionist military policy and a political policy of economic nationalism (protectionism). Ron Paul has supported a non-interventionist foreign policy not just because it is morally right and gives the best outcome, but because the founding fathers themselves advised it. Managed trade is economic nationalism, protectionism, and selective isolationism (NAFTA, CAFTA, ect..) "and wants to abandon all U.S. bases around the world as well as severing all "entangling alliances." It is our true policy to steer clear of entangling alliances with any portion of the foreign world.- George Washington And with 9 trillion in debt, plus 56 trillion due in entitlements…. WHY THE **** do we have operational bases in France, Germany, and Korea. "Something this man needs to realize is that trying to pacify terrorists is the last thing that will keep this country safe, and that withdrawing from the rest of the world will leave us more vulnerable than ever to terrorist attacks" If that was true, then our actions would not of quadrupled terrorist recruiting. "There you will see that although gold has indeed gone through very short periods of level value it remains one of the most unstable sources of investment." Not in American markets because there is constant market tinkering and the price reflects that. Gold is and has always been one of the most boring investments and when not moved by currency inflation, moves a bit like wal-mart stock… And everyone knows how unstable wal-mart stock is… (Sarcasm) If gold was unstable, it wouldn't of been the world currency for 6000 years. You cannot ever manipulate the true value of gold, only the value of what it's exchanged for. "John McCain brings strong leadership qualities to the table with his strong stands on national security and foreign policy. I believe he has the determination and the experience needed to keep this country safe from our enemies." The only problem is, the true enemy is ourselves. No nation or terrorist has the power to destroy us, but the cost of the military expenditures abroad, coupled with 60 trillion in debt and entitlements will destroy this country, and Ron Paul is the only one willing to take drastic measures to keep that from happening. "his rather weak position on immigration which has been a problem for Republicans for decades" Agreed "But let us not forget that one of the greatest Republican presidents of all time, Ronald Reagan, made that same mistake." Reagan was all talk and no show… although I don't blame him… he was good till he got shot… After he was shot he quickly turned into a big government republican.