Yes! Totally agree. The last thing America needs are balanced budgets, a sensible foreign policy, sound currency, personal liberties, and strong national sovereignty.

It doesn’t matter that the president of the NAACP says that Paul isn’t a racist. We need to do everything we can to keep this man out of office.

I won’t. I derive no pleasure from tragedy or from the suffering of fellow human beings.

To me, he is an American hero in the same manner as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, George Mason, James Madison, Patrick Henry, John Paul Jones, Thomas Paine, and etc.

Because of him, I genuinely believe we can be free. In my mind, I already am.

Thank you Colin for a great article.

Last fall, I went to Washington DC to meet Dr. NO. I was never prouder, than to stand and tell him he was my hero, and has been for years. He signed my campaign yardsign, and I brought it back to Atlanta, auctioned it and donated the money to his campaign. I continue the fight in this r3VOLution day after day, since I first heard of Dr Paul, years ago.

Viva La r3VOLution!

Ron Paul has stated that he is STILL IN THIS RACE TO WIN. Rand Paul stated the very same thing just two days ago when he said Ron was going all the way to the National Convention. He entered this race to become President of the United States, to renew the Republican Party, and to protect our Constitution.

We cannot do any of those things if he does not win, and we, as a nation, CANNOT TAKE 4 MORE YEARS OF HELL AND LIES FROM EITHER MCCAIN OR OBAMA.

Get out of bed and off your couches, turn your TV’s off and START FIGHTING FOR OUR COUNTRY AND FOR THE ONLY MAN WHO STANDS FOR ANYTHING GOOD IN THIS NATION.

It’s certainly not people like you who are so ready to quit AT THE FIRST BLUSH OF DEFEAT that show us any integrity or good. But you can….just don’t quit on Ron, keep fighting the good fight of faith and patriotism, and help us make it all the way to the National Convention to get this great man elected President.

Washington didn’t quit after two solid years of brutal defeat after defeat, nor did Lincoln, when the other candidate became the presumptive nominee winning more delegates than him, by OVER 2/3rds. Lincoln went to the National convention anyway, and because of his followers, and grassroots followers like Ron has, Lincoln turned the presumptive nominees delegates into a brokered convention, and after 5 rounds of voting, became the real nominee.

Ron Paul will do the same thing, and we’re going to get him there. So take the looser attitude of this author and article, and throw it in the garbage, get off you butts, and go fight for something good. Let’s rewrite this article and REALLY entitle it WHY RON PAUL WON THE PRESIDENCY OF 2008!!!!!

RON PAUL FOR PRESIDENT 2008!!!!
RON PAUL FOR RE-ELECTION 2012!!!!!

I love the guy - I’ve contributed to his Congressional campaigns for the past ten years - but it sure looks like McCain has the required number of delegates. Do you know something that the rest of us don’t?

Not according to Hillary. She may be holding out for an assassination, at least until Saturday. Yeah, I know. She didn’t mean it that way. Whatever. I just can’t bring myself to give her the benefit of the doubt. It’s a simple matter of credibility.

And although I’m not wishing death on anyone McCain is old, and despite what his doctors have said, I don’t think he is in the best of health. Statistically speaking the odds are against him with the kind of cancer he had. He could get sick. He could die. We all will some day. I’m not being morbidly optimistic, I’m just sayin’ it ain’t over ’till it’s over.

Those who disagree, are probably bitter, but not the enemy.

This is wisdom. It would serve us well to continue to assume that men are rational and can be educated and freely choose right, rather than demonize and belittle our opponents.

If any of the delegates he has currently, of the 1300 or so delegates he’s acquired in the primaries, don’t vote for him in the first round of voting, and McCain doesn’t get the required number of delegate votes, then it becomes a BROKERED convention.

This is VERY likely what will happen in September, judging from the massive discontent and dissention already happening in the Republican party. Quite a few of McCain’s bound delegates are Ron Paul people, and many of the unbound delegates are Ron Paul people. Just because the delegates are bound does not mean they have to vote for McCain.

This is how we will win in September, and then put Paul up against Obama in any debate, and it’s hands down Paul.

Ron Paul will be our 44th President…mark my words!!!!!

Colin, thanks for the response earlier.

I have never believed that he could win, and honestly, I almost don’t want him to. Guaranteed that our next president will be shot at more than once, whoever the victor will be (Obama). But what he HAS done is inspire people like myself to…I don’t know, become better Americans?

I just finished his book, and it’s so good. Simple, like the message truly is. two and two are still four, right? I’m kind of weak on economics, but thanks to Dr. Paul, I now know, and have some interest in things like CPI and M3. I question the value of granting this gift, and holding that carrot back, and saber-rattling, and “sanctions”, and our “wide-stance” foreign policy .

re Rich’s last comment: Yeah. Respect for others is a KEY part of the Liberty Concept.
re Wanda’s rant: I do not have a hanging chad’s worth of doubt that the convention will be 1-2-3 McCain. Bush-era GOP operatives have been watching this primary process go on and I guarantee you, they will figure out a way to stifle ANY uprising. The GOP has a nice, Democrat-like candidate who talks pretty about the constitution, knows how to look solemn on cue, and who will get his hat handed to him by Mr. Obama. It IS a done deal, but to the RP delegates, I certainly encourage you to go, fight, win, and be sure you know the convention rules forwards and backwards.

“Yes! Totally agree. The last thing America needs are balanced budgets, a sensible foreign policy, sound currency, personal liberties, and strong national sovereignty.
It doesn’t matter that the president of the NAACP says that Paul isn’t a racist. We need to do everything we can to keep this man out of office.”

Balanced budgets? Neutrality? SOUND MONEY?? Liberty? National Sovereignty?

Those are the craziest ideas I’ve ever heard. Debt is good and derivatives are even better! Three cheers for the largest debt bubble in the history of mankind. Hip Hip Horay! Hip Hip Horay! Hip Hip Horay!

We need people like Wanda to do the shaking and we need people like Ron Paul to take a less direct approach to confrontation and we need all the many people I see on all these blogs - what a good bunch. The quality of the comments and the motivation to help the change process along. Basically we need everybody, because the majority of people still are not aware of any of this or has put it to one side as extreme or worse.

So to all of you - thank you for your efforts and keep up fighting the way you know best. If Ron Paul doesn’t win in November, the pain will increase over the coming years and with this pain more and more people will become aware that change is coming whether we like it or not and the sooner we do something about it the better.

When you look at these two commentaries side by side you have to wonder if there is a Zeal for the Truth or just a Zeal to be Relevant.

Sorry, that probably was actually ad-hominem.

Zeal for truth comes only with great humility and patience. To be clear, Ron Paul did have some good success and I hope that goes to good use, but when someone looks at these two articles you’ve written it comes across as sour grapes. Are all the contributors to this blog Ron Paul supporters?

There’s no bias here. I think Ron Paul had a very intriguing campaign, but is this site anymore than a cheerleading squad for Ron Paul. And this take is just as balanced and objective as the Huckabee’s a Socialist, Populist, Collectivist, Fascist claims. I wonder if Ron Paul’s broad appeal to the common man is more evidence that he’s a stealth populist.

When you look at these two commentaries side by side you have to wonder if there is a Zeal for the Truth or just a Zeal to be Relevant.

We have had several articles critical of Paul and his campaign. Nobody is saying Paul is the second coming - but in evaluating his campaign for it’s goals he did quite well. Heck, Huckabee had the same thing happen.

Just read the piece: it is not a glorification of Paul, or even his positions. It is merely a statement that his campaign ended up “winning” in the sense that it accomplished much more than it should have.

The Huckabee article is a look at the things Huckabee has said and what his alternatives are to the “heartless, callous, soulless” libertarian republicanism that he derided. based on his statements and actions, Huckabee’s alternative is right-wing socialism.

Yes, we agree a lot more with Ron Paul’s virtually spotless record on the constitution and liberty. We disagree on some of his other policies and points to varying degrees. Again, this has nothing to do with the persons of Paul and Huckabee, and everything to do with the kind of policies, ideals and philosophies of each man.

Rich: I’ve read the Art of War and am married to a man who’s taught the principles of the Art of War for over 25 years. I know it well. But I also know that when it’s time to throw down the gauntlet and raise the banner of war, especially with insiders, like you all are, then the time for subversive tactics are over.

Ron Paul needs an ARMY of supporters now. We are in the final heat of this race, and no pressure can be taken off the battle field. I completely agree that there is an art to how we proceed and a dance to make it all happen, but no one should allow one moment of apathy, cynicism, hopelessness, laziness or ANYTHING from preventing us from PUSHING forward, no matter the cost.

Let me say it again, WE CANNOT, AS A NATION, NOR AS A FREE PEOPLE, TOLERATE 4 MORE YEARS OF THE LIES, DECEIT AND DICTATORSHIPS THAT HAVE CONSPIRED TO DESTROY OUR CONSTITUTION AND RULE OF LAW. America will be so much more dramatically disengaged from our founding, after four more years at the hands of Obama or McCain, that we will then be forced to have to pick up and bear arms against our own government and the governments of others who will then be controlling us. The only other alternative is to accept being the slaves they want us to be.

The political forces pushing to destroy us, stepped up their plan into overdrive with Bush, they are anxious to take us apart NOW, and fulfill their one world order agenda. Obama and McCain are backed by guys like Soros whose only ambition at this point in his life is to take control over the U.S. and bring us into political slavery.

It’s either we ALL GET THAT, stop what they are doing to us, or agree to let it happen. Waiting four more years to try to do THEN what we have the opportunity to do NOW, is madness, but typical of the stalls we have all been led into.

RON PAUL FOR PRESIDENT, 2008!!!!!

RON PAUL FOR RE-ELECTION 2012!!!!!!

That was a very nice and reasoned response. Thank you!

Obviously, Huckabe comments offended some from a Libertarian view, but I really think those we’re not intended to decribe a Ron Paul type position, but rather the fiscal conservative, social liberal types ala Mitt Romney, the like and the talk show celebrities that keep hammering fiscal issues and only giving lip service to Pro-Life, etc. I also think that he was referring to the language and harshness towards immigrants. It should be legal immigration, but whatever solutions that we come to should carefully demonstrate that we are not hostile to the Mexican people. I personally think that the immigration from Mexico can be important in dealing with our demographic imbalance going forward for the next few decades.

Please be seated. The case of “Mr. Colin” vs. Court of Concerned Citizens for cautious judgements and rigorous logic.

First we look at Exhibit “A” titled: “Miked Huckabee: Right-Wing Socialist” dated June 2, 2008

The Prosecution has identified these three excerpts promoted as statements of fact by the defendent. Whereas the evidence and reasoning process did not support those conclusions. For example, whereas the original statements by Mr. Huckabee could be construed as Socialist, it does proove that therefore Mr. Huckabee is a Socialist. One who makes Socialist statements is not necessarily a Socialist.

First: “Huckabee, however, is unapologetically a fascist in the dictionary definition of the word. ”

Second: “He is opposed to social freedom”

Third: “Huckabee, on the other hand argues that historic republicanism is, well, his right-wing socialism. ”

Does the defense have a response to address the proper logical justification for these bold claims without insulting Aristotle?

The Jury had found that these assertions as fact have been found in violation of proper and disciplined use of logic and the defendent has been unable to demonstrate adequate evidence and proper logical process without insulting Aristotle. The Jury has found that the defendent has called Mr. Huckabee “names” and assigned viewpoints to him without proof that are, as a matter, insulting to Mr. Huckabee. In fact in the Title of the document itself it appears as if a claim is made that Mr. Huckabee is in fact a Socialist.

The Jury therefore has found the defendent, Mr. Colin, to be GUILTY of the following charges,

- “NAME CALLING”

- “OVER STATEMENT”

and - “SENSATIONALISM”

And for his crime he is sentenced to 3 months of Community Service inlcuding the following in reparation for said infraction:

- Give food to the Hungry,

- Give Drink to the Thirsty

- Clothe the Naked,

- Give comfort the Poor,

- and visit those in prison

Mr. Huckabee is to accept this service as recompense for said offensive and sensationalised statements.

Your partners, Chris A and Ornot the Incredible (or something like that), are also sentenced to once month’s service each. And you are instructed then to report back your findings on this blog dedicated to truth.

You are also to be advised, that the Three Strike Rule is in full effect at this time due to public’s strident desire to avoid light sentencing and therefore if you commit two additional violations the court will be forced to suspend you from the blogosphere and you could be sentenced to do organic farming for the poor for a period of up to three years.

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ha :), Hey that’s the best I could do. You are just going to have to throw yourself at the mercy of the court.

Not much more I can do with this. I can’t prove you’re not a Socialist either or a Fascist for the matter…or that you are.

Heres’ a cheer to a sense of humor and good will, Mike

34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’

Politics needs to include this somewhere, somehow. I’m not saying the government needs to lead this of course, but it should be part of our dialogue in our political community and our local communities. It’s not entirely separate from how we run our communities and our governments.

Just my view, Mike

This is the same exact thing that I keep repeating to everyone I know. And that is you cannot suppress a good idea forever.

This is how America was born. From an idea. One lone man (George Washington) gathering more and more people and support.

And guess what? Just like today, the newspapers were shunning,joking and smearing George Washington on a daily basis. The media pandered to the King of England and did everything that it could to quell the American revolt.
But eventualy, the ideas of liberty and equality caught on.

And once that happened nothing could stop it.

And that is what this excellent article is about. It’s about the long term picture. It’s about how to really measure success.

And in that sense Ron Paul has been very successfull in accomplishing the same thing that George Washington did, he’s started a revolution.

“You say you want a revolution” - The Beatles