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Originally Posted by RawAlex
Charlie, you serve up so many nice slow pitches that anyone can hit over the fence. I agree with Pleasurepays (gasp!), you must be incredibly young because what seems all shiny and new to you is the same old bullshit recycled to the rest of us (heck, I don't have to go back to the days of the Who, and "the parting on the left, is now a parting on the right" mentality of politics. Won't get fooled again...)
Gotta start here, because this is the funniest comment of the bunch. The US isn't policing the world, the US is trying to jam democracy down people's throats. The Chinese ain't going to ram democracy down anyone's throats, and guess what? Communism is actually pretty cheap to impliment (a few guns, a few killings, a large and paranoid police force, citizens reporting on each other). Democracy is expensive. Dictatorships are remarkably cheap.
hahahahhahhahahahahaaha plop! (my head just fell off I was laughing so hard). Don't get me started on voodoo economics or republican trickle down bullshit (because it is bullshit, a total excuse for the richest few to pay less taxes, isn't that what Ron Paul is against?). Clinton took power, and did something that no Republican President in 40 years has done: HE DIDN'T FUCK IT UP. He went and got a blowjob from an Intern just like every other wallstreet guy was doing, and left the money making to the money makers. He didn't fuck with it, and it worked for his entire term without exception.
Bush came in, and within 12 months, the country was in the toilet and has never truly come back.
As an elected official Ron Paul has been in the position to create legislation, express opinions, raise public awareness, and change the way things are done. Until he submitted his candidacy for President, he was the member from... well, I don't even know, that is how fucking low this guy is on the radar. He hasn't distingushed himself, he hasn't been widely quoted in the news, he doesn't regularly make the evening news, he hasn't stood up and said "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore". He was background noise.
In a few months, he will be a footnote in presidential electrion history, the guy who dropped out second or third from a totally horrible set of republican candidates.
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First, I am probably older than you Alex. It is easy to dismiss opinions you dont agree with by labeling them as naive, young, or just plain stupid. I have seen the late 70's when we had double digit inflation, interest rates and unemployment. You can dismiss what Reagan did for our country but only the most uninformed don't give Reagan his due.
As far as Clinton, staying the fuck out of the way is an accomplishment? That is one of the reasons we are in this shit. He is the forest gump of the boomer generation.
Maybe one of the mainstream candidates will make a fine president and we will keep our heads above water. I will vote for the lesser of 2 evils. There's nothing I can do about it. He doesnt have a chance to win so fuck it. Am I sounding more mature now or less naive?
BTW, the president may not make laws. He can veto, sets foreign policy and generally sets the tone for debate on capitol hill. I would love for congress to debate a fair-easy tax system instead of what they are now(which is what?). I would also love to cast my vote for a man who has demonstrated conviction and values(look at his record).