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No way he'll get the GOP nomination. RP only got what, about 3 to 5 points last time around? And that might be exaggerating a little.
Best case, RP splits the GOP vote in 2012, assuring Obama's reelection and his own place in history as the Republican equivalent of Nader in 2000 or Ross Perot in 1992. The spoiler.
(Very doubtful, imho)
No way he'll get the GOP nomination. RP only got what, about 3 to 5 points last time around? And that might be exaggerating a little.
I think the fact that he's an overrated overhyped piece of with no chance in of winning a major party primary will stop him.you think that will stop Ron Paul in a GOP primary?
Ron Paul could have Bill Gates' money and will never see the Presidency. It's not going to happen. Give it up.
I will never vote for a guy who introduces a bill then votes against it so he can play both sides of the fence.
He'd be nearly 80 when elected 2012
80 Complete years of Patriotic Duty! Ron Paul is the last of the founding fathers tbh.
Ron Paul would find, just like Governor Ventura did, that the constraints of the office are harder to get around than one might think.
It wouldn't be the government that would stop such a dismantling, it would be the voters who, when faced with the actual prospect of getting rid of a lot of government services, suddenly lose their appe e for abolishing the big bad government.
In-depth polls have shown little about any specific government cut-back that would enjoy wide popular support.
I have come to think that a lot of the "government booga booga booga" bull is overblown wind.
That isn't really what most people want at the end of the day, no matter what they say, and the "dismantle government" crowd is smaller than they think.
what bill was that, idiot?
err, the Cons ution says you must be at least 35 years old.
Last I checked 80 > 35.
Last I checked, 80 is freaking 80.
quit smoking and get some exercise and maybe you won't be out of breath.
I don't smoke and I am in decent shape.
And Ron Paul will never win the GOP nomination.
you'll never win the GOP nomination, and won't even get one vote!
Of course not. I'm not wasting time and money to run like Paul is.you'll never win the GOP nomination, and won't even get one vote!
Paul adds his own earmarks, such as for Texas shrimp promotion, but he routinely votes against most spending bills returned by committee.
Ron Paul is a "look at me" politician. Let's take 100 dollars our of our pockets and pay for this medal for Reagan. Yeah, that way we don't have to spend 30K of that 300 billion we are ear marking.
Hey look at me.
Ron Paul is too extreme to ever get into office. He's therefore a spoiler of the conservatives.
I'd vote for him.you'll never win the GOP nomination, and won't even get one vote!
No one can stop Ron Paul. He has assembled a juggernaut.
Ron Paul has absolutely no chance of getting the nomination. He's not telegenic (America loves celebrities, not scourges with pinched faces), he's way too old, he's saturated with the false, social Darwinism inhumanity, hate, and ridiculous bull of a faker/poseur Ayn Rand.
WALLACE: You talk a lot about the Cons ution. You say Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid are all uncons utional.
PAUL: Technically, they are. . . . there’s no authority [in the Cons ution]. Article I, Section 8 doesn’t say I can set up an insurance program for people. What part of the Cons ution are you getting it from? The liberals are the ones who use this General Welfare Clause. . . . That is such an extreme liberal viewpoint that has been mistaught in our schools for so long and that’s what we have to reverse—that very notion that you’re presenting.
WALLACE: Congressman, it’s not just a liberal view. It was the decision of the Supreme Court in 1937 when they said that Social Security was cons utional under Article I, Section 8 of the Cons ution.
PAUL: And the Cons ution and the courts said slavery was legal to, and we had to reverse that.
http://thinkprogress.org/2011/05/15/...icare-slavery/
My boy Ron Paul CRUSHED on Fox news this morning.
Ron Paul and Social Darwinism 2012!!!
Idiot, Ron Paul is already elected to office, he usually wins with over 80% of the vote.
Ron Paul's 15 Most Extreme Positions
Does the gentleman from Texas have a chance of winning the White House this time around? Hmmm.
By Josh Harkinson | Mon May. 16, 2011 12:30 PM PDT
Could Rep. Ron Paul of Texas ever be a true contender for the White House?
To be sure, the conservative political landscape has shifted dramatically since Paul's quixotic bid for the 2008 GOP nomination was met by jeers from the party establishment, and the Ron Paul Revolution has minted a new generation of libertarian activists [1] who've helped lay some of the organizational and ideological groundwork for the tea party movement. "Time has come around to where people are agreeing with much of what I've been saying for 30 years," the Texas congressman said on Friday, as he launched his third White House attempt. "The time is right."
Yet despite Paul's growing cult following, many of his views are just a tad extreme for voters from either major party. To name just a few of these politically dicey positions, President Ron Paul would like to...
1. Eviscerate En lements: Believes that Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are uncons utional, and has compared the failure of federal courts to strike them down to the courts' failure to abolish slavery [2] in the 19th century.
2. Lay Off Half His Cabinet: Wants to abolish half [3] of all federal agencies, including [4] the departments of Energy, Education, Agriculture, Commerce, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, and Labor.
3. Enable State Extremism: Would let states to set their own policies on abortion, gay marriage, prayer in school, and most other issues.
4. Protect Sexual Predators' Privacy: Voted against [5] requiring operators of wi-fi networks who discover the transmission of child porn and other forms online sex predation to report it to the government.
5. Rescind the Bin Laden Raid: Instead of authorizing the Navy Seals to take him out, President Paul would have sought Pakistan's cooperation to arrest him.
6. Simplify the Census: The questions posed by the Census Bureau's annual American Community Survey [6], which collects demographics data such as age, race, and income, are "both ludicrous and insulting [7]," Paul says.
7. Let the Oldest Profession Be: Paul wants to legalize pros ution at the federal level.
8. Legalize All Drugs: Including cocaine and heroin [8].
9. Keep Monopolies Intact: Opposes federal an rust legislation [9], calling it "much more harmful than helpful." Thinks that monopolies can be controlled by protecting "the concept of the voluntary contract."
10. Lay Off Ben Bernacke: Would abolish the Federal Reserve and revert to use of currencies that are backed by hard assets such as gold [10].
11. Stop Policing the Environment: Believes that climate change is no big deal and the Environmental Protection Agency is unnecessary [11]. Most environmental problems can be addressed by enforcing private-property rights. Paul also thinks that interstate issues such as air pollution are best dealt with through compacts between states.
12. Not Do Anything, but Still...: Would not have voted for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [12] because it was a "massive violation of private property and contract, which are the bedrocks of a free society."
13. Let Markets Care for the Disabled: "The ADA should have never been passed," Paul says [13]. The treatment of the handicapped should be determined by the free market.
14. First, Do Harm: Wants to end birthright citizenship. Believes that emergency rooms should have the right to turn away illegal immigrants [14].
15. Diss Mother Teresa: Voted against [15] giving her the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor. Has argued that the medal, which costs $30,000, is too expensive [16].
http://motherjones.com/print/113576
Mother Jones has become a warmonger.
If dumbass Paul had his way, it would still be. Let the free market decide.
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