As the world watched the last U.S. combat troops cross over the Iraqi border into Kuwait; one could easily be inclined to contemplate on what, by today’s standards, constitutes a failed presidency, since the Obama administration has been tagged with that label regularly.
Ron Paul is one of those politicians who says no for a living. As a representative of Texas, Paul has surprisingly voted against quite a few pieces of legislation that would shock many Americans.
Another Ron Paul wet dream comes true as a second family has ‘personal responsibility’ thrust upon them and they lose their home.
Yes I said it, but their actions suggest it! This is the underlying truth behind the right wing’s resistance to Mitt Romney; that he is a Mormon.
On November 9, 2011 Melvin Thompson, a member of the Gulnare Freewill Baptist Church in Pike County Kentucky, submitted a proposal for vote among Church members to prohibit interracial marriage.
Matters pertaining to the Federal Reserve has largely been relegated to Republican Presidential Candidate Ron Paul, but Alan Grayson breathed new life into the Fed’s sordid dealings during an appearance on Countdown last night.
Sarah Palin has publicly stated that she will not run for President in 2012, but some are saying ‘never say never.’ A group who calls themselves Conservatives4Palin is attempting to draft the former 1/2 term Governor of Alaska into the Presidential fray.
Many of us can give thanks for the things we have in our lives, none of which we can take for granted – jobs (for those who have them), having a place to live, a decent meal, a car to drive, heat, running water, electricity, for a supportive and nurturing family or group of friends. But when my bleeding heart pauses in giving thanks for my own better fortune, I remember all the people in this country who don’t have all those things – who, in fact, may have none of those things.
Presidential hopeful Ron Paul’s new proposal to slash federal spending would wipe out large chunks of the government’s research portfolio. The congressman from Texas and Republican candidate has unveiled a budget plan to reduce the deficit that would eliminate five federal departments: Energy, Commerce, Interior, Education, and Housing and Urban Development.
Tonight in South Carolina, at the Republican Debate, the conservative audience in attendance cheered both Herman Cain and Michele Bachmann when the two candidates agreed that waterboarding would be a staple of either of their presidencies in addressing the war on terror.
And then the topic turned to torture – whether the U.S. should engage in it, what the definition of it is, and whether waterboarding is torture. Ron Paul and Jon Huntsman firmly believe it is wrong, and diminishes the United States. The others . . . not so much.
Obviously, Mitt Romney is the most electable Republican- polls support this. Many Democrats despise the former Speaker of the House, Newt, for his role in the impeachment of Clinton- although this is a topic I would prefer to avoid. It can be plainly seen that Herman Cain is as dead as Rick Perry.
Ron Paul is vehemently against many of the progressive bedrock issues. One such issue is federal student loans.
Superficial qualities aside, it’s tough for even the most progressive among us, including myself, to resist the lure of some of Ron Paul’s words. The problem with Ron Paul is that he keeps speaking.
A tea party group recently issued a shocking and stern warning for long-time tea party favorite Michele Bachmann: Quit the presidential race!
Ron Paul sure had a lot to say during his appearance on Meet The Press with David Gregory on Sunday. He talked about the war in Iraq, said he would abolish federal student loans, and compared taxation to stealing and said he would repeal the 16th Amendment. But Paul also had much to say about Social Security and to put it simply, he wants to strangle it.
Ron Paul told David Gregory that he believes ‘taxation is immoral’ and that it is ‘theft.’ Under a President Paul, the tax code as we know it would be abolished along with the 16th Amendment and replaced with all sorts of taxes such as highway taxes, gas taxes, and user fees.
During a Sunday morning appearance on Meet The Press, Ron Paul told host David Gregory that he would abolish federal student loans that millions of student across the country rely on to help them pay for their education. Paul also blamed the government for making education so expensive.
Support has spiked in the past five years, with 40 percent of respondents favoring legalization in 2009 before numbers jumped another 10 percent, according to the annual crime survey conducted Oct. 6-9, with majorities of men, liberals and 18-29 year-olds currently support legalizing cannabis.
In a very democratic and very polite way, the Atlanta demonstrators (who, somehow, didn’t sound at all as though they were from either Atlanta or Georgia) refused to allow Rep John Lewis to address the crowd.
