knarfxii
08-25-2010, 02:41 PM
http://garnetspy.com/2010/08/25/paul-mauled/
A couple of days ago, I posted “Marking Up the GOP’s 2012 Contenders,” my thoughts on what I believed to be the most viable Republican ticket to challenge Barack Obama in the next presidential election.
The response has been both amazing and troubling. I didn’t reference Texas Congressman Dr. Ron Paul, an oversight that was neither intentional nor malicious. I agree with most of Dr. Paul’s policies and philosophies and I wish more candidates had his passion for what he believes is right. My omisson of him from the 2012 debate was based solely only electability on a national scale, not his politics.
Nonetheless, this omission led to a wave of comments launched from several Ron Paul websites and bulletin boards. “NEED HELP Comments requested RON PAUL left out again!” “They are already pulling this CRAP!” (“They?”) I’ve included some of the more colorful ones below.
The point of my original post was to emphasize that to successfully contend for the presidency, the GOP needs someone who has enough electoral wherewithal to counter the Obama machine and its liberal network. Despite the enthusiasm of his supporters, I just don’t believe Dr. Paul can do it.
A couple of days ago, I posted “Marking Up the GOP’s 2012 Contenders,” my thoughts on what I believed to be the most viable Republican ticket to challenge Barack Obama in the next presidential election.
The response has been both amazing and troubling. I didn’t reference Texas Congressman Dr. Ron Paul, an oversight that was neither intentional nor malicious. I agree with most of Dr. Paul’s policies and philosophies and I wish more candidates had his passion for what he believes is right. My omisson of him from the 2012 debate was based solely only electability on a national scale, not his politics.
Nonetheless, this omission led to a wave of comments launched from several Ron Paul websites and bulletin boards. “NEED HELP Comments requested RON PAUL left out again!” “They are already pulling this CRAP!” (“They?”) I’ve included some of the more colorful ones below.
The point of my original post was to emphasize that to successfully contend for the presidency, the GOP needs someone who has enough electoral wherewithal to counter the Obama machine and its liberal network. Despite the enthusiasm of his supporters, I just don’t believe Dr. Paul can do it.