I only just realized how scary Mitt Romney really is. His primary speech actually frightened me.
I look forward to voting on Febuary 5th, in an election where I can freely stand up for my principles and not be concerned with who is going to get the nomination, but rather show my wholehearted support for social justice and true Democratic ideals, not the watered-down centrist babble that our top runners use to pander to the independents and moderates. Still, I must admit that 2008 has a better line-up than 2004 did in that regard.
What would Ron Paul actually do if he were in office? Get rid of the Fed? Ah, of course. Why didn't I think of that? Honestly, I take Colbert's campaign more seriously than Paul's. Still, I am glad Paul realizes the seriousness of the devaluation of the dollar. How can the people who gripe about Kucinich wanting to pull the troops out turn around and campaign for Paul? His islolationist policy makes me nervous, and seems to go too far. But better Paul than any of the other Republicans.
I thought Republicans were the ones who supposedly wanted small government, but I guess it's really just a matter of where they want to spend our money. That must be how the current administration gets away with expanding the powers of the executive beyond imagination, while Democrats who want our money to go towards reforming our public services - education, health care, minimun wage - are called "big government." Yet the programs that the Democrats want to strengthen and the way they call for those programs to be managed is from the bottom up with local and state governments exercising greater discretion over the allocation of funding. Instead, we have Republicans putting our tax dollars towards heightened security and military operations that we wouldn't need if it weren't for the combayive foreign policy and rhetoric that the current adminstration has promoted.
What we need are leaders in our country who want America to be as strong as it can be (anyone who thinks I'm not a patriot better pay attention) because our citizens are what make America great, and if our government isn't safeguarding our interests and ensuring our health and economic prosperity, than in my opinion that government is not fulfilling its duty to the American people. So I am a Democrat, and in Europe I would be a Social Democrat, because as much as I value my personal liberty, I believe that my liberty is tied into the liberty of others, and until we are guaranteed health care, quality education, and a living wage, our liberty remains unfulfilled.
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Don't forget about how serious the military-industrial complex has become, and how heavy this rests in the hands of our politicians and our media. Ever see the Lockheed-Martin PR ads on CNN? They are paying our media outlets, how much we don't know, but they have a stake in what is said and how.
This is why I love Ron Paul, he will knock down all the bases we've built oversees, bring all the troops home, and cut federal spending to the Constitutional level. He's a civil liberties champion, one hell of an economist, and extremely well-read. When confronted with a question on Mike Huckabee, he said "Well it just reminds me of what Sinclair Lewis said, that 'when fascism comes to this country it will be wrapped in a flag carrying a cross.'" Badass! There's things I don't like about the guy, don't get me wrong, but I trust him to run the federal government. I love Kucinich too, but I would rather see him as my Governor.
Don't forget, we were on the gold standard until 1971. Since then, our currency's value hasn't stopped inflating.
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