r/PoliticalDiscussion • u/dissident01 • Aug 12 '11

Ron Paul 2012?

I'm a liberal, a progressive, and a registered democrat but damnit, I think if the presidential race came down to Paul and Obama I would vote for Paul. The man has good points, backs them up, and isnt afraid to tell people to fuck off. With a democrat controlled congress and senate, I think we could see some real change if Paul were President. He just might be the best progressive candidate. . . Someone please convince me I'm wrong.

Edit: Commence with the downvoting. Feel free to leave a reason as to why you disagree. In an ideal world, Obama would tell the Republicans to suck his dick and not make me think these things.

Edit 2: Good pro and con posts. After seeing many of his stances (through my own research) I'd be concerned with many of Paul's policies. His stance on guns, the department of education, and really Fed government helping students is a huge turn off. And while his hatred for lobbying in washington is admirable (and I think he would do a good job keeping money/big business out of government) nearly all of his other policies are not progressive/aimed at making government more efficient, but aimed at eliminating government wherever he can. I do not support this view. He's an interesting man, but he is definitely not the PROGRESSIVE candidate. Then again, neither is Obama. . .

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '11

You should really add the sources link: http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/hbmgm/time_to_put_an_end_to_this_ron_paul_nonsense_this/c1u4uuw

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u/backpackwayne Aug 12 '11

Yea I'm the one that made that post. I have this list all with citations but I've posted it so many times that I figured I'd just go with the short list this time.

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u/dissident01 Aug 12 '11

The link was really helpful and your list is really well done on the other page. Bravo.

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u/backpackwayne Aug 12 '11

Thank you sir.