Razmear
01-17-2008, 02:15 AM
http://media.www.dailygamecock.com/media/storage/paper247/news/2008/01/17/Viewpoints/Gamecaucus.Republican.Endorsement-3155215.shtml
Gamecaucus: Republican Endorsement
Paul's broad appeal sets him above rivals
Issue date: 1/17/08 Section: Viewpoints
A massive sign on Interstate 126 urges drivers to "Vote Ron Paul."
After much deliberation at the Gamecaucus, our editorial board couldn't help but agree.
The doctor-turned-congressman is a political maverick, but with the country mired in a war and trillions of dollars in debt, a maverick might be just what the doctor ordered.
We chose Ron Paul for his broad appeal to both liberals and conservatives, his convictions and the tenacity with which he holds them and his immense following among young people, which, despite his age, is unmatched by any other Republican candidate.
This is Paul's second run at the White House; in 1988 he ran as a Libertarian, coming in third in the popular vote behind George H.W. Bush and Democrat Michael Dukakis. Since then, as ABC's Charlie Gibson said at a Jan. 5 debate, "The only thing [he's] changed is [his] party."
While candidates like Mitt Romney have been vilified for changing their values whenever it's politically expedient, Paul has been shockingly consistent. He has never voted to raise taxes, nor has he voted for an unbalanced budget.
It's also important to note that Ron Paul is the only major candidate from either party who voted against authorizing the use of force in Iraq.
When a CBS News poll says half of the nation wants most U.S. troops out of Iraq this year, it's surprising more is not made of this.
His Republican opponents have ganged up on him at times and he still lags behind the frontrunners in polls, but sometimes the popular thing to do is not the right thing to do. Ron Paul has made a career out of that saying and so he gets our endorsement.
Gamecaucus: Republican Endorsement
Paul's broad appeal sets him above rivals
Issue date: 1/17/08 Section: Viewpoints
A massive sign on Interstate 126 urges drivers to "Vote Ron Paul."
After much deliberation at the Gamecaucus, our editorial board couldn't help but agree.
The doctor-turned-congressman is a political maverick, but with the country mired in a war and trillions of dollars in debt, a maverick might be just what the doctor ordered.
We chose Ron Paul for his broad appeal to both liberals and conservatives, his convictions and the tenacity with which he holds them and his immense following among young people, which, despite his age, is unmatched by any other Republican candidate.
This is Paul's second run at the White House; in 1988 he ran as a Libertarian, coming in third in the popular vote behind George H.W. Bush and Democrat Michael Dukakis. Since then, as ABC's Charlie Gibson said at a Jan. 5 debate, "The only thing [he's] changed is [his] party."
While candidates like Mitt Romney have been vilified for changing their values whenever it's politically expedient, Paul has been shockingly consistent. He has never voted to raise taxes, nor has he voted for an unbalanced budget.
It's also important to note that Ron Paul is the only major candidate from either party who voted against authorizing the use of force in Iraq.
When a CBS News poll says half of the nation wants most U.S. troops out of Iraq this year, it's surprising more is not made of this.
His Republican opponents have ganged up on him at times and he still lags behind the frontrunners in polls, but sometimes the popular thing to do is not the right thing to do. Ron Paul has made a career out of that saying and so he gets our endorsement.