Ron Paul 2012

I have written two posts discussing the reasons I believe Herman Cain would make a good choice as president in the next election. I cannot however say that he is the only good choice. Ron Paul, who is again running for the Republican nominee, is another good choice for president. Ron Paul brings experience and integrity to his campaign. The experience comes from 3 different terms in congress as a representative of Texas, the integrity comes from the simple fact that he says what he means and means what he says. That fact is a big reason why many do not take him seriously. I mean what is the point of having an 'honest' politician? Right?

Ron Paul is one of the very few honest politicians we have. When he says he is going to do something, he does it. When he says he believes in something, he doesn't just say that to get votes, he really believes it. This is truly an oxymoron when you hear the term 'politician'.

One of the biggest reasons Ron Paul is dismissed by many in the main stream is because of his so called 'isolationist' views. However, his views are not truly isolationist. A true isolationist wants America to have nothing to do with any other country period. Ron Paul wants to continue friendships and trading with all the nations we can. His opponents call him an isolationist because he wants to bring all our troops home from every country they are stationed in and shut down all overseas bases. He also wants to stop us from fighting everyone's wars for them. I personally see this as a great thing for the American people and the American military. Ron Paul still wants to have a powerful military, he just doesn't believe we need to have troops stationed in every country to do so. The money saved from shutting down all the bases over seas alone, will help to strengthen our military and make a huge dent into the debt we have incurred over centuries.

I see Ron Paul as another excellent choice for president. He has experience running his own business as a private practitioner in Texas. He also understands economics and the way money works. He has studied Ludwig von Mises and many other Austrian economists. Also F. A. Hayek, who discussed the dangers of socialism in "The Road To Serfdom." Ron Paul knows that the path this country is on today has been followed many times before and always ended up in tragedy for the nations involved.

I personally would love to see a Ron Paul/Herman Cain ticket, or visa-verse. Either one would make a great president and either one would make a great vice-president.