Ron Paul, new Republican

An American conservative who loves the Constitution

Christopher Caldwell

12 December 2007

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Christopher Caldwell on the impact of Ron Paul, the anti-war congressman running for the Republican nomination and finding unexpected support on the web

A Republican debate in Florida in late November marked this electoral season’s debut of Adolf Hitler, that reliable presence in American presidential campaigns. The Arizona senator John McCain, struggling to draw even with the garrulous ex-New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani and the Mormon technocrat (and former Massachusetts governor) Mitt Romney, decided to burnish his pro-war credentials. The problem was, there was almost nobody to burnish them against. Seven of the eight candidates on stage had vied for months to outdo one another in their lock-stock-and-barrel support for George W. Bush’s Iraq policy.

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Norm

January 14th, 2008 2:23am Report this comment

Republicans and democrats are interchangeable. I have never voted in a primary before now. Guaranteed, I will vote this time, however if Dr. Paul does not win the nomination, I will never vote for the lesser of two evils again. It's Ron Paul or it's nothing period.

Bob Pylant

January 14th, 2008 2:54am Report this comment

Boy, you sure nailed the head on our USA mentality.. i.e. we dont mind the war as long as we are loosing... thanks to the George Bush Lies and Cheney lies fostered off to our people here... i.e. get the duct tape out and tape up your windows and doors against chemical warheads and LOL... the next day no more duct tape is available to purchase... sorry folks, ingnorance is rampant here in good ole US OF A

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