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Ron Paul would be the man on the economy. I do believe he is a very honest man. Unfortunately he is only a Republican because libertarians never get elected. Much of what he believes is not in line with Republicans. However I would consider voting for him.
The reason why Paul did badly in the 2008 GOP primaries is because a great deal of his supporters were not registered Republicans, and many states have closed primaries which prohibit non-members of a party from voting.
If closed primaries were banned, the results would have been different, although I doubt he'd beat a pillar of the GOP establishment like McCain.
It's a lot harder to lead than to talk about leading. I agree with a lot of what Ron Paul says (though he takes it to an extreme), but if Ron Paul started enacted policies no doubt his popularity would fade.
It's hard making tough decisions during a period of struggle. Give it time though. Every indication is that Obama's policies are working, that the bailed out companies are turning profitable and paying the government back more money than they took in, and that jobs are starting to be created in plenty of time for the 12 election.
It's a lot harder to lead than to talk about leading. I agree with a lot of what Ron Paul says (though he takes it to an extreme), but if Ron Paul started enacted policies no doubt his popularity would fade.
It's hard making tough decisions during a period of struggle. Give it time though. Every indication is that Obama's policies are working, that the bailed out companies are turning profitable and paying the government back more money than they took in, and that jobs are starting to be created in plenty of time for the 12 election.
A Paul administration would probably resemble Jesse Ventura's governorship of Minnesota, in which the Dems and Repubs would unite to defeat any legislation he proposed, and there'd be permanent gridlock between Congress and the Presidency. OTOH under those circumstances I could picture him leaving the GOP and starting his own party taking the Republican Liberty Caucus, some Western Blue Dogs, and even a few independent-minded liberal Dems with him (as well as the Libertarian Party but they don't hold any Congressional seats), which would be a first - I don't think any president has ever left his party while in office (although in other common law systems there were PMs who left their parties while in office, e.g. Bill Hughes in Australia and Ramsay MacDonald in Britain).
Shame Ron Paul is probably a bit too long in the tooth to run in 2012. He's the kind of president that would keep most people happy. His ideas are very workable and very sensible. His voting record is second to none, when it comes to being more of a true Conservative (unlike charlatans like Sarah Palin).
Shame Ron Paul is probably a bit too long in the tooth to run in 2012. He's the kind of president that would keep most people happy. His ideas are very workable and very sensible. His voting record is second to none, when it comes to being more of a true Conservative (unlike charlatans like Sarah Palin).
I think we all would like Ron Paul's ideas to be workable and sensible, but in the reality of the world in which we live I just don't think they're realistic. I mean, just look at what the markets did when regulation loosened too much. Gave us the worst recession since the GD.
It's good on paper and good as an means of influencing real policy, but Paul's policies would probably struggle to stand on their own in the real world.
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