Ron Paul is odd, and I like it!

Ron Paul seems odd up there on stage during the debates. Something just seems off compared to the other candidates. That is because Ron Paul is actually answering the questions, few though they may be, that are being asked. He seems to be struggling to find the right words, that’s because he is actually thinking about his answer, and not just giving his 30-90 second sound bite on a particular subject.

Take for example the question in the recent debate: “What are the names of the top three federal programs you would reduce in size in order to decrease spending?” Thompson responds by talking about Social Security. Cooper asks “So of the top three you would say Social Security?” Thompson responds “No. I didn’t say that.” Well then what the hell were you talking about? The question was asking for three programs to reduce. Ron Paul’s answer: “I would like to change Washington, and we could by cutting three programs, such as the Department of Education — Ronald Reagan used to talk about that — Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security is the biggest bureaucracy we ever had.” Now you may not like that answer, but he’s at least answering the question.

So when you are watching next time and wondering what seems so out of place about Ron Paul. The answer is that he’s thinking, processing your question and telling you what he thinks, and why he thinks that. He does not just segue into one of the 30-90 second prepared answers that all of the other guys give. It’s easy to appear to know what you are talking about when you’ve got your talking points memorized and screened and parsed by campaign staff to ensure there isn’t anything in there that might alienate anyone. They make sure to talk a lot, but don’t say anything, and for sure don’t answer any actual questions.

Ron Paul is odd, and that is for sure what I am looking for from my Presidential Candidate. I want someone who differs in nature from the ordinary politician. I want someone who will do their best to enforce The Constitution on the federal government. Someone who is going to take that oath, the only one required for office, to “uphold and defend The Constitution of the United States of America” seriously. So I say hooray for oddness, Go Ron Paul!

Bush says we should take our funding cues from Osama bin Laden?

I saw this A.P. story where Bush says:

“When it comes to funding our troops, some in Washington should spend more time responding to the warnings of terrorists like Osama bin Laden and the requests of our commanders on the ground,” Bush said, “and less time responding to the demands of MoveOn.org bloggers and Code Pink protesters.”

So the President of the United states is telling us that Congress should listen to our military commanders and the terrorist leader that they are supposedly fighting when trying to decide how to fund the military, rather than to the people that elected them and groups setup by them to voice their stringent opposition to the war. We should listen to the two parties that have the most interest in increasing our funding and continuing to prosecute this war. Ignore the citizens of this country who don’t think this is the way the country should be run, and want us to have a foreign policy that doesn’t interfere with other nations unnecessarily.

Well ignore the message of the people at your own peril, remember WE are the ones who put you into office . If you don’t have the courage to stand up for what we have to say, then we’ll be putting someone else in there next election.