American
11-15-2007, 12:34 AM
KJind of a hit piece, with the opening lines but there are a few good points, and one that really needs to be spread around.
Not real flattering
He spoke out against putting dope dealers in federal prison, opposed a bill to crack down on child pornography and voted against the Iraq war. Then Ron Paul announced that he was running for president - as a Republican.
But these next two are really good.
He's become an Internet sensation and, as the only Republican contender who favors an immediate troop withdrawal from Iraq, a darling of the televised presidential debates. Paul, 72, is also the runaway favorite for re-election to Congress in his district, where the old "LBJ law" allows him to run for president and for Congress simultaneously. Democrats are so used to losing to him that they haven't even fielded a candidate yet, and probably won't.
They may not agree with or even understand all of Paul's views, which range from bringing back the gold standard to abolishing the Internal Revenue Service. But at a time when slick packaging and scandal have soured many people on politics, voters are attracted to Paul's grandfatherly, if uncompromising, honesty.
"You always know where he stands," said Texas gun dealer Alan Jones, whose engraved .22-caliber rifles have become popular auction items at Paul fundraisers. "The thing you wish for is that there were more politicians in Washington that voted the way that they really think instead of doing it because of politics."
President Ron Paul? Sklar won't rule it out.
"I think people underestimate his political skills all the time," Sklar said. "You can't ever take Ron Paul for granted."
http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/361835.html
Not real flattering
He spoke out against putting dope dealers in federal prison, opposed a bill to crack down on child pornography and voted against the Iraq war. Then Ron Paul announced that he was running for president - as a Republican.
But these next two are really good.
He's become an Internet sensation and, as the only Republican contender who favors an immediate troop withdrawal from Iraq, a darling of the televised presidential debates. Paul, 72, is also the runaway favorite for re-election to Congress in his district, where the old "LBJ law" allows him to run for president and for Congress simultaneously. Democrats are so used to losing to him that they haven't even fielded a candidate yet, and probably won't.
They may not agree with or even understand all of Paul's views, which range from bringing back the gold standard to abolishing the Internal Revenue Service. But at a time when slick packaging and scandal have soured many people on politics, voters are attracted to Paul's grandfatherly, if uncompromising, honesty.
"You always know where he stands," said Texas gun dealer Alan Jones, whose engraved .22-caliber rifles have become popular auction items at Paul fundraisers. "The thing you wish for is that there were more politicians in Washington that voted the way that they really think instead of doing it because of politics."
President Ron Paul? Sklar won't rule it out.
"I think people underestimate his political skills all the time," Sklar said. "You can't ever take Ron Paul for granted."
http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/361835.html