Ron Paul Running for President
Rep. Ron Paul threw in his hat into the GOP Presidential race by announcing on television, but it wasn’t David Letterman:
Political maverick and Texas House member Ron Paul formally announced his candidacy for the president of the United States this morning during the “Washington Journal” call-in program on C-SPAN.
Paul stands as one of the last remaining believers in strict enforcement of the Constitution and a limited federal government in Washington D.C. Paul ran unsuccessfully for the White House in 1988 under the Libertarian ticket, but now caucuses with the Republican Party. His political platform includes low taxes, individual liberties and a principled belief in the right to life.
Here’s the video [Real Player].
At CPAC I thought about voting for Paul in the straw poll simply to shake things up and to let the GOP understand limited government should be treated with more than lip service. But that idea went “poof” after I saw this clip from a recent CNN interview.
He sounded as wacky as your typical Kossite. No, I couldn’t in good conscience back a man like that even if he yearns so much for a federal government living within its constitutional means.
“Ron Paul Formally Announces White House Candidacy” [via Digg]
What sounded wacky? That America was pals with Saddam and Osama back in the day? Both true. That the 9/11 terrorists were Saudi? Also true. The only thing i saw that felt off was the “end the birthright citizenship” thing. That seemed flat-out wrong. Other than that, what was “wacky?”