Ron Paul Not "Mainstream?"

Newt Gingrich came out today and lambasted Ron Paul, saying that if Paul were the GOP nominee, he would not vote for him because the congressman's views are "totally outside the mainstream of every decent American." What "mainstream" views are Gingrich talking about?

Ron Paul, as President, wants to:

- Shrink the size and scope of government. The true mainstream Americans want this.

- Audit the Fed and hold it accountable with a provision of eventually shutting it down. Mainstream America, yes.

- Bring all the soldiers, sailors and airmen home and quit fighting wars that do not concern us. Yes.

- Cut wasteful spending and bring outrageous budgets back into par with where they should be. Yes.

- Reduce all harmful taxes to help revitalize this economy and give businesses a reason to expand and hire more employees. Possibly repeal the 16th amendment altogether. Yes.

- Bring honor and integrity back to the office of the President of the United States. Yes.

Mr. Gingrich must be thinking of the mainstream media not mainstream America. We are tired of the b.s. rhetoric, the arrogance, the lies and the waste that is currently Washington D.C. We want someone that actually says what they mean and means what they say. We want someone who will actually work for the interests of the American people and the American future, not their self interests and future careers.

I believe Newt is feeling scared of losing to a real conservative, (or libertarian in Paul's case,) as he cannot honestly call himself a conservative. He praised Mitt Romney's state health care bill in 2006, supported the idea of a government mandate for health care, although now he says he's against it once he saw it in action. I like his John Kerry moment here. "I voted for it before I voted against it." He believes in the unproven science of man made global warming. Newt is on his third wife after cheating on the first two, Paul is still married to the same girl since 1957. Newt also calls Mitt Romney a liberal Republican, (which is true, with progressive leanings,) but Newt needs to put himself in that category as well.

It amazes me how all these candidates can be so short sighted and have such horrible memories. In today's technological age everything they say or do is on camera or recorded in some fashion. And we voters have the real easy ability to go and see what they actually say and do for ourselves. I guess that all that time in D.C. led him to believe he can lie and get away with it, I'm glad to say that Ron Paul is immune to such a disease. I will be giving Ron Paul my vote and if voting for a man who believes, as Regan did, that America's greatest days are still ahead of us puts me outside of the mainstream then so be it. That's where I'll be and I hope you come join me.

Cain to endorse Gingrich?

I must say that all of these allegations against Herman Cain are a little disturbing. First, sexual harassment. Cain pushed those aside by taking a lie detector test and passed. Now however, he is being accused of having an affair with a friend for 13 years. This gave me pause, however I saw all of this as an attempt by the left to discredit the man. He was making huge gains in the polls and could have given President Obama real trouble, so they assassinate his character. To us on the right, character means a great deal. Honor, integrity and honesty are very important to us all.

Well, whatever it was, it worked. Herman Cain dropped out of the Presidential race and now will be a side liner and probably a new cheerleader for the GOP. (I'd prefer a new GOP that 'truly' stands for the core values that they preach.) Now it transpires that Herman Cain will be announcing today that he will endorse Newt Gingrich for President. I guess Cain is not so small government after all.

Newt Gingrich is intelligent, there is no question. He also is a likeable person and speaks well. However, he is a big government Republican. We cannot deny this or get away from this. And big government is what we need to get away from. Seeing Cain endorse Gingrich like this shows me that I was way off on Cain's character. Cain may want to cut taxes, but he has no problem with a big government. I am glad that Cain dropped out, now it is time for a push for Ron Paul.


*Note: Cain officially endorsed Newt on January 28, 2012*

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.