Slapping Down "The Entire GOP Establishment"

[smtwngrl]

Yeah! :D

http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20070718/cm_thenation/45215225

[foofighter20x]

And there is a lesson here for those who suggest that the dip in the popularity of Congress is merely a problem for Democrats. The disdain for Washington's way of doing things appears to be bipartisan.

Best part, right there.




An aside: your town too small for vowels? :p ;) :D

[SeanEdwards]

Nice article, thanks for the link.

P.S. The author of that article, John Nichols, was recently interviewed by Bill Moyers regarding the calls to impeach Bush. It was a good show, and I think Ron Paul was mentioned in a favorable light there as well.

Here's a link:

http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07132007/profile.html

[JoshLowry]

Bump! This is awesome to hear how Georgia voters are voting!

Great article...

As evidence of his independence, Broun emphasized a Ron Paul-like committed to "work to restore government according to the Constitution as our Founders intended." While the Georgia appears to be a more cautious constitutionalist than the maverick Texas congressman who is making a longshot bid for the party's presidential nomination in 2008, Broun borrowed one of the most popular of Paul's principles, promising that if elected he would assess any new legislation by first asking: "Is it constitutional and a proper function of government?"

No one was going to confuse Broun with a liberal, but he did display a Paul-like libertarian streak, suggesting that the federal government ought to stay away away from issues gay marriage and legalizing marijuana -- matters that the candidate suggested are best handled at the state level.

"I believe in the 10th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which clearly says that all powers not specifically given to the federal government, or prohibited by the Constitution to the states, are reserved to the states and the people," Broun said. "I am not a person who believes that our lives should be controlled by politicians in Washington. I do not believe that the states are merely administrative units of the federal government, to do its bidding."
Whitehead responded by attacking Broun, using the standard anti-gay, anti-crime rhetoric of the party's congressional leadership.

It didn't work. And there is a lesson here for those who suggest that the dip in the popularity of Congress is merely a problem for Democrats. The disdain for Washington's way of doing things appears to be bipartisan.

[specsaregood]

That is great news. I wonder if Ron Paul has already sent him a note of congratulations and an invite to the Liberty Caucus. And a physician to boot!

Now why are there so few ron paul meetups in georgia?

[FSP-Rebel]

I like how the article references Ron Paul. Not a bad story for Yahoo...