2012-01-06, 07:28 PM
Ron Paul would be the first to tell you his ideas are not new. Isolationism and limited government are not new concepts, they've just gone out of style among modern mainstream politicians (well, the latter is back with the tea party).
You'll also have to forgive me for being skeptical of "giving something new a try" as the best platform for a candidate running against the guy who ran and won on "hope and change". Then again, it might be the best way to split and negate the stupid vote.
My point was that pure ideological rigidity is not preferable to complete ideological malleability. Also, it's pretty depressing that I just had to admit preferring Romney to someone.
Understand why you like a candidate on a policy level and don't get caught up in his personal myth. Policies will survive Ron Paul. On the other hand, I'm not even sure Ron Paul will survive Ron Paul. It's good that we can have a debate about the more flagrantly stupid aspects of existing foreign policy, but you will find that a large majority of the country opposes Ron Paul's foreign policy, and that his own intransigence makes that an effective disqualification for the presidency.
You'll also have to forgive me for being skeptical of "giving something new a try" as the best platform for a candidate running against the guy who ran and won on "hope and change". Then again, it might be the best way to split and negate the stupid vote.
My point was that pure ideological rigidity is not preferable to complete ideological malleability. Also, it's pretty depressing that I just had to admit preferring Romney to someone.
Understand why you like a candidate on a policy level and don't get caught up in his personal myth. Policies will survive Ron Paul. On the other hand, I'm not even sure Ron Paul will survive Ron Paul. It's good that we can have a debate about the more flagrantly stupid aspects of existing foreign policy, but you will find that a large majority of the country opposes Ron Paul's foreign policy, and that his own intransigence makes that an effective disqualification for the presidency.