In between fighting the cold that’s seeping through the cracks in the windows and pulling another foreign object through the clenched teeth of my boxer (dog will chew on concrete if I let him), I took a look around the internet at the records of some of the GOP candidates. Now I’ll be forthright at the beginning-I voted for Obama. now while I don’t think it was the worst choice in the world (part of it was to show the world how still open-minded America was when it could vote in a man named Obama just a few short years after 9/11). The other part was that now 18% of the population could actually say “I could be a lawyer, a doctor, and yes, now even president!”. So still I’m not really sorry for my vote. But I’ve changed a bit. I do not think he was strong enough to take on two wars, a depressed economy and a whole other bunch of crap that he knew he would have to deal with (let’s face it he’s no Lyndon Johnson whose stare could make a congressman wet his pants).

OK. Enough about that. Now on to Ron Paul. I just happened to put in his name and of course came Wikipedia and Ron Paul’s website and was pretty much impressed by the man. First the media tries to paint him as a fool. the man is a doctor for goodness sakes! But some of the other thing i found out about him really surprised me:

He’s a republican who opposed all efforts to define marriage (I guess he believes the government should keep out of people’s personal lives. Maybe he believes it’s not a Federal government problem)

He believes that the war on drugs is a failure and only enriches drug lords. It also unfairly targets blacks and Hispanics, many of which receive long prison terms for minor offenses instead of using so much money incarcerating but  to teach and  rehabilitate them (my question is: you slap a felony conviction on some stupid 18 year old-and really how many of us know what the hell we’re doing when we’re 18) and what happens? They can’t vote, they can’t get a job, etc. so what the hell do you think their going to do?).

He voted against the Iraq War. Yeah, you may say ‘chicken little” until your thousands of miles from your family, sweating in 110F weather and getting your but blown off, but hey, who am I to try to change you mind

He wants government hands of the market system .the smartest people get into business, let them run it (yeah I know economic downturn. but when your pressured by gov officials to increase lending to people who can’t afford it, things happen

He’s not so much an isolationist but a person whose first priority is America

He states he would never violate Habeas Corpus

Voted for the was in Afghanistan

Only congressman to get an A+  rating by Guns of America

Voted against almost all government spending and incentives (many times his ears deafened by the howls of his fellow congressmen)

Is against conscription

Opposes eminent domain (in other words the government can’t take away your home to build an office tower, amusement park or a congressional parking lot without duly compensating you)

End all affirmative action

Stated “Don’t bail out banks, bail out people’

Overthrowing foregoing nations and the Federal Government taking part in assassinations

He is against the National Security agency spying on American citizens

There are others I can enumerate but the dog has my one of my favorite slippers in his mouth and I’ll be damned if he going to chew another to shreds!

So there you have it. He’s my choice. Oh, and by the way he doesn’t go hiding behind flag or bible when making a statement. He says what’s on his mind, like it or not. I wouldn’t mind having a talk with him one night over a nice soothing bottle. Hey, Ron if your ever in Wappingers Falls, NY look me up. I’d consider it an honor to BS with you over dinner. good luck and take care