Best Canidate for President

Howdy, You make a strong case. But, still McCain is a stronger canidate. He has experience in matters that mattter. Much more than Paul. i will use ur strategy for counter debating: On the War: To this first off I would like to point out that this debate is on who is the better candidate. You say he is better because of his support for getting rid of WMDs in various countries but fail to address why this is a good thing. The only way you do this is by saying that he wants out of Iraq as soon as the jobs done. I didn't think it would need explaining but ofcourse getting rid of WMDs is a good thing. But, It is the strongest case b/c it shows McCain isn't afraid of knocking heads with opponents if they put our country in danger. It also says he supports getting the job done something that Bush clearly counldn't do. Because of this i have nothing to debate of on the actual subject of our middle eastern presence but rather i will just have to present Pauls view and say why it is the superior one. "First off Ron Paul on contrast is completely against Middle Eastern presence. This is a good thing based of many different ideas. First of which is that our presence in Iraq, Iran etc. is only lowering foreign relations with both middle easterners and our allies like the french. We are losing support for being in there and we are only losing more and more lives. You say we must get "the job done" in Iraq but the fact is our job was to look for WMD's we've done that. Now were completely taking it another step by oppressing our democratic views upon people." You state we are losing lives but that is obvious...ITS WAR...thats what happens in the world we live in you have to understand violence is a part of it and thats that...but that helps McCain. Incase you didn't kno John was stationed in Vietnam. He was taken prisoner. He knows what its like to be in a War that our country doesn't want (im speaking of majority.) This will help him b/c he will bable to handle the pressure w/ a cool head. Something that many canidates couldn't do including George Bush. Now yes we search Iraq for WMDs But we still have Iran to go. The war is nessisary for National security and McCain would only be looking out for our country which obviously Paul wouldn't do. "Which leads me right into my second point, America is not meant to be the big brother nation that must look out for others. The fact is its a dog eat dog world and we must look out for ourselves. Also we are founded upon the belief that we should let people practice what they want. Our presence in Iraq and the fight for democracy is completely contradictory to this. WE ARE SHOVING OUR BELIEFS ON OTHERS." We aren't being "big Brothers" to anyone. We are watching our own back. Exactly like you said. First Saddam had WMDs but he disposed of them b4 we could find them. Then we destroyed his tyrant. Not wanting to leave Iraq w/ out a leader we helped them start there own gov and since democracy was ours we passed it to them. Now amadinajad has WMDs and we want to make sure he doesn't use them on us... We are watching our own back. McCain isn't afraid to stand up for his country. That is what is Nessisary for a strong leader. "Finally to cover the WMD point. I've kind of covered this in my other points but i must make it clear that if we are to gain presence in mentioned countries that will only anger them making them maybe want to use them and get in a conflict with us. I'd also like to throw in the point of our debt and how high it is that we can not afford anymore spending especially on these things that hurt us anyway." The point in gaining presence is to keep tabs on them so they don't have a free lane to bombing us. Again McCain has the Nations best interests at heart. If we want to get DONE in the Mid east and back home McCain is the best vechicle for the job. "Ron Paul is also semi-pro life. He is against abortion because he thinks its murder thus claiming your advantage there. However he is very diverse thus appealing to both parties and being a greater choice. He is pro drugs which again causes us not to oppress our views upon our own people. They make the choice to do as they wish as long as it is not harming others. This is his view and should be adopted YOU HAVE CONTROL OF YOURSELF NOT THE GOVERNMENT." Semi-Pro Life. That means hes Pro Choice. you can't be both. hmmm Pro drugs. Do we really want a presidents who supports our present and future drugging them selves up so our next generation is bunch of druged up hippies...NO...Ron Paul needs the best interest of the Nation at heart but not only the present but future if hes willing to legalize drugs then he doesn't have the nations best interests at heart. As president it is your responsiblility to say...No, you are damaging your self and this country we won't allow you to do it. Once again John McCain is the bettr of the 2 "Ron paul is also a great supporter of civil rights but he differs from John due to the fact that he does believe it ok to attack our symbols of what gives us this right. John is a complete hypocrite in this sense. Again he is telling people what they should do, whether or not it is reasonable to attack these symbols it should still be allowed." So, you want a president who will let his citizens burn flags and defoul our country. John thinks that its being hypocritical to use a right your country gives you but then go off bashing that country. For Paul to allow it is really "hypocritical" Sounds to me like a father who allows there kid to burn the house down and crash the car and take the privileges the parent gives them and then ruin it for everyone else. Once again McCain comes out 1# "Ron Paul to supports the education about drugs and letting people know the harmful effects but he also supports people being able to choose to ruin there lives if they want. Whether or not drugs are a good idea its still should be the persons right to choose and not be controlled by the governemnt." I recently stomped this statement into the ground so please go back and get a backlash. (Go! McCain!) For the education i got the fact from About.com:U.S. Goverment Info. And if Paul agrees w/ McCain is that really and advantage if McCain stomps him in other catigories. same for free Trade, gun control, taxes. And for the taxes In 95, 97 McCain was 1 of only 2 Reps, who wanted to take Social. S. of the budget, and in 96, he led a 10 year fight to enact the Line-Item Veto, so Pres Clint. count curb wasteful congressional spending. He also supporte the Ballanced Budget, and Taxpayer relief acts. Also since Paul is a Republican even thou his views are slightly liberal, I assume you are a Republican so Here it is McCain is the only Republican Canidate who is beating H.Clinton in the hypothetical vote, further siding that if the superior republican party is to win then McCain is the Best Political vechicle to back.