Comments on: against ron paul, part iv: paul is the wrong choice for the gop http://curtisschweitzer.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/against-ron-paul-part-iv-paul-is-the-wrong-choice-for-the-gop/ the fascist apparatchik Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:21:05 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: curtisschweitzer http://curtisschweitzer.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/against-ron-paul-part-iv-paul-is-the-wrong-choice-for-the-gop/#comment-11980 curtisschweitzer Sat, 17 Nov 2007 01:51:44 +0000 http://curtisschweitzer.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/against-ron-paul-part-iv-paul-is-the-wrong-choice-for-the-gop/#comment-11980 Tony-- re-read the post. Maybe then you'll stop mischaracterizing every single argument I make. Tony– re-read the post. Maybe then you’ll stop mischaracterizing every single argument I make.

]]> By: Tony Andrews Jr http://curtisschweitzer.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/against-ron-paul-part-iv-paul-is-the-wrong-choice-for-the-gop/#comment-11960 Tony Andrews Jr Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:50:05 +0000 http://curtisschweitzer.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/against-ron-paul-part-iv-paul-is-the-wrong-choice-for-the-gop/#comment-11960 Giuliani can be considered a conservative only if paired against the Clintons. He made some fiscally conservative decisions in his career, but what is he really? What is he trying to conserve? Conservatism attempts to conserve the fundamentals of American freedom (2nd Amendment, etc...) and I don't see him doing that, ever. Yes, he was the Mayor of New York when the terrorists attacked, but that's pretty much all he has going for him. If our 2nd Amendment rights hadn't been abridged by liberals and 'conservatives' like Giuliani, 911 might not have been as tragic, or EVEN HAPPENED! As for the 'War on Terror', I think assuming the Islamic leaders in central asia are anywhere near as powerful and followed as blindly as Hitler was is intellectually dishonest. The policy we follow now, one decried by Bush in 2000 as unacceptable, is what will eventually prove to be disastrous. As Reagan said in 1964, there can be no real peace as long as Americans are risking their lives on foreign soil. None of these backwards, 3rd world nations pose a military threat to the USA. The only way they pose a threat to us is through our borders. And 'sanctuary cities' aren't the answer. The whole attempt to make our police action in Iraq seem like WW II is absurd. The guys who attacked us on 911 were commanded by OBL and his cronies who are hiding out in a sanctuary in Pakistan, while we send billions to Islamabad and prop up the guy who's protecting him. We gave the Taliban an ultimatum to hand over OBL, why are we twiddling our thumbs, here? Invading Iran would be the dumbest thing any administration of the USA has ever done. If Iran poses any threat to us at all, it'll be exponentially worse if we invade. I don't understand why so many people that call themselves Republicans have adopted this democrat approach of 'shoot first, ask questions later'. Giuliani can be considered a conservative only if paired against the Clintons. He made some fiscally conservative decisions in his career, but what is he really? What is he trying to conserve? Conservatism attempts to conserve the fundamentals of American freedom (2nd Amendment, etc…) and I don’t see him doing that, ever. Yes, he was the Mayor of New York when the terrorists attacked, but that’s pretty much all he has going for him. If our 2nd Amendment rights hadn’t been abridged by liberals and ‘conservatives’ like Giuliani, 911 might not have been as tragic, or EVEN HAPPENED!

As for the ‘War on Terror’, I think assuming the Islamic leaders in central asia are anywhere near as powerful and followed as blindly as Hitler was is intellectually dishonest. The policy we follow now, one decried by Bush in 2000 as unacceptable, is what will eventually prove to be disastrous. As Reagan said in 1964, there can be no real peace as long as Americans are risking their lives on foreign soil. None of these backwards, 3rd world nations pose a military threat to the USA. The only way they pose a threat to us is through our borders. And ’sanctuary cities’ aren’t the answer.

The whole attempt to make our police action in Iraq seem like WW II is absurd. The guys who attacked us on 911 were commanded by OBL and his cronies who are hiding out in a sanctuary in Pakistan, while we send billions to Islamabad and prop up the guy who’s protecting him. We gave the Taliban an ultimatum to hand over OBL, why are we twiddling our thumbs, here?

Invading Iran would be the dumbest thing any administration of the USA has ever done. If Iran poses any threat to us at all, it’ll be exponentially worse if we invade. I don’t understand why so many people that call themselves Republicans have adopted this democrat approach of ’shoot first, ask questions later’.

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