It’s Independents’ Day

...fighting for the very thing we Americans think we stand for; but do not at present.

Ron Paul is one of the last chances our country has to re-discover our roots; the roots that were forgotten in the name of security. Thank you for not slamming him as other ignorant journalists have done. He is a non-interventionist though, not an isolationist. Sadly most Americans do not know their own history; and therefore do not see why Ron Paul is not a ranting maniac, but an individual fighting for the things our country

I think you should rename your article to "It's Independence Day." Other than that, thanks for the article. As far as I can tell, the only people who are against Dr. Paul's message of freedom and non -intervention in the affairs of others, are those who are getting rich on mutitions and the followers of the fanitical Hagee followers, who are hell-bend on Armageddon, no matter who many innocents have to be killed in the process.

think you should rename your article to "It's Independence Day." Other than that, thanks for the article. As far as I can tell, the only people who are against Dr. Paul's message of freedom and non -intervention in the affairs of others, are those who are getting rich on munitions and the fanatical Hagee followers, who are hell-bend on Armageddon, no matter who many innocents have to be killed to bring it on!

Great article, but please stop calling Paul an isolationist. He is a non-interventionist, meaning he wants to trade and be diplomatic, not bomb! When policy is to embargo and sanction and bomb and threaten, that, my friends, is isolating a country and the US.
Is this race a beauty contest, or one of ideas and good sound policies? If the latter is true, Ron Paul will win!

I won't be voting in the democratic primaries this time around. I'll be voting for Ron Paul. The mainstream media , at least up to this point, seems to have given very little coverage to Ron Pauls' campaign. If they were to change that some very powerful people might be in for a bit of a surprise. I really believe that if people heard his message you'd see his numbers shoot up.

Dr. Paul,
You are right!
"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." - Mahatma Gandhi

Face it.... Ron Paul is a triple threat: He has traditional conservative Republicans flocking to him, Democrats disillusioned with both parties that want out of the war and oppose the desecration of our Constitution, the far left who value civil liberties above all else. And then you have two major third parties that have formally endorsed Ron Paul. The Libertarian Party (receiving over 13 million votes in 2006) voters will virtually all turn out for Ron Paul as well as the 300,000 Constitution Party voters. And above all else, Ron Paul can sleep easy knowing that he does not have your typical base. His supporters are infinitely more enthusiastic about him, virtually running his entire campaign for him as volunteers. In the GOP primaries of 2004, the voter turnout was just over 6%. Compare that with the massively large turnout percentage expected of Ron Paul supporters, and the fact that many of them are coming from outside the GOP in many cases changing their party affiliation simply to vote for him in the primaries, a Ron Paul upset is virtually guaranteed. I hope everyone keeps looking over Ron Paul. It'll make his election even less of a challenge.

Ron Paul knows what the military is for: defense. He would defend our country against an attack by another country, immediately. He would ask Congress for a declaration of war.

He would directly go after any terrorists who hurt our people using a variety of means.

Ron Paul knows what inflation and taxes and government spending is doing to the economy and will fight that. He knows how to build prosperity for all.

Ron Paul cares about each person in all of his or her life.

Ron Paul will let people run their own lives and will get rid of those federal ministries that try to run their lives.

Ron Paul stands for peace, prosperity and freedom. We will be better off under a Ron Paul administration.

Ron Paul may get a lot more than 20% of the vote. Fox news' post-debate text poll had Ron Paul winning with Huckabee in second. As usual, Sean Hannity dismissed the results, but an online poll at World Net Daily seems to confirm the results. That poll also has Ron Paul first and Huckabee second. So, for all of the non-believers out there, which is more likely, that all of these polls are wrong or that Mike Huckabee suddenly has a devoted following that sprang up overnight? Ron Paul has been gaining traction without running any ads. That will change in a couple of days when radio ads start blanketing New Hampshire. Don't forget about Ron Paul's army of Meetup group members. It is difficult to say what that is worth, but it is something that even Hillary Clinton does not have. Go to techpresident dot com and click on the "Meeetup members" icon to see how dominant Ron Paul is in grassroots support. Howard Fineman seems to be one of the few journalists who is smart enough to pick up on Ron Paul's growing support.

you say it would be a dramatic story , but not one most Republicans would want to read; but maybe it should say what the remaining Republicans want. It is obvious that the base defected last November. Since the democrats have done absolutely nothing since the election, i know many who are returning to the party to vote for Paul and many converting to the republican party to support Dr. Paul his message is sound and true and i believe long after the elections are over the spark Ron Paul has ignited in the American people, will be a fire that will rage in the American heart for decades to come.

you say it would be a dramatic story , but not one most Republicans would want to read; but maybe it should say what the remaining Republicans want. It is obvious that the base defected last November. Since the democrats have done absolutely nothing since the election, i know many who are returning to the party to vote for Paul and many converting to the republican party to support Dr. Paul his message is sound and true and i believe long after the elections are over the spark Ron Paul has ignited in the American people, will be a fire that will rage in the American heart for decades to come.

with you pompus attitude about what a man wears at least he stands for pinciple and freedom.
maybe you do not see our financial crisis and the abuse of the federal reserve and......
all you can do is bad mouth about the clothes the man wears and his age. well so much for your reporting. lets just get real for a moment and you will see he is our only hope on all levels

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Ron Paul should be heard loud and very clear by the American people. His common sense approach to what other candidates see as difficult solutions or sound bits of familiar verbage is what resonates with the common individual. Question Congressman Paul: How would you withdraw from Iraq? His answer: " I would simply leave." Make no mistake about this man; he is not afraid to use force if America is attacked because he believes in upholding the values and principles of our Constitution, while Bush and Cheney call it "just a piece of paper". Paul considers it his sworn duty to uphold and protect; and not just for special interest groups or his congressional district or for his own personal gain. He believes in its purpose, its design and its vision. I am a democrat, changing to independent and voting for Ron Paul. Do I agree with his entire platform? No; but enough of it to assure me he is an intelligent difference. He is sensible, determined, uncorruptable and for us All.

There's mounting evidence that Ron Paul will stun everyone in NH...Republicans and Democrats both. Agreed that he'll take a bite out of the GOP vote (outside of the radical right Bush-lovers who support Romney or Giuliani)...but the real wake-up call will probably be for the Dems. Paul is likely to take a very signifcant chunk of the huge undeclared/inpendent vote they're counting on there

Paul is on fire, and his message is finally getting across to a disgusted electorate that's screaming for change. It's about time...

At first main stream media (MSM) ignored Ron Paul; now they are attacking him. This is just another typical hit piece by MSM with false statements such as the following:

"He wants to??? decriminalize prostitution???" Ron Paul record and position makes it clear that is a matter for the states. The enumerated powers listed in the Constitution do not give the Federal Government any authority in that area.

"Much of the world dismisses Paul as a libertarian crank." The author is resorting to name calling.

"Paul's small-government isolationists message???" That's another deliberate lie. Ron Paul stated that he wants to travel and trade with other countries, talk to them, negotiate with them but take the advice of the Founding Fathers and stay out of entangling alliances. That is completely different than an isolationist. An isolationist wants to avoid interacting with other countries and set up trade barriers.

I have a hard time reconciling the comment, "Independents are so mad about spending they can't see straight." I just don??? think that this type of talk resonates. People want to know how issues are going to effect them personally and how Washington policies are going to benefit them. While we might care if we find our children are not receiving health insurance, we wouldn't get bent out of shape over knowing those services have to be funded (recent polling proves that.).

I think the best way for Dems to turn the issue of 'spending' into a big plus, is to raise the issue of obscene overcharges by the war profiteers in Iraq, enabled by a GOP rubber-stamp, preventing oversight of how this money was spent. As Ms. Pelosi said, the money in the SCHIP bill, on an annual basis, equals 40 days in Iraq.

Dems need to repeat this message over-and-over, just as the GOP does theirs. Whether they will or not? To this point, they have looked to me more like GOP 'lite' than anything else, but I can dream, can't I?

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I have a hard time reconciling the comment, "Independents are so mad about spending they can't see straight." I just don;t think that this type of talk resonates. People want to know how issues are going to effect them personally and how Washington policies are going to benefit them. While we might care if we find our children are not receiving health insurance, we wouldn't get bent out of shape over knowing those services have to be funded (recent polling proves that.).

I think the best way for Dems to turn the issue of 'spending' into a big plus, is to raise the issue of obscene overcharges by the war profiteers in Iraq, enabled by a GOP rubber-stamp, preventing oversight of how this money was spent. As Ms. Pelosi said, the money in the SCHIP bill, on an annual basis, equals 40 days in Iraq.

Dems need to repeat this message over-and-over, just as the GOP does theirs. Whether they will or not? To this point, they have looked to me more like GOP 'lite' than anything else, but I can dream, can't I?

http://scootmandubious.blogspot.com