Mike Huckawas

This has got to be the end of Mike Huckabee’s campaign. When asked in the debate tonight about the recent events in the Strait of Hormuz Huckabee gave one scary response. “I think we need to make it very clear, not just ot the Iranians, but to anybody. That if you think are going to engage the United military, be prepared not simply to have a battle. Be prepared first to put your sights on the American vessel, and then be prepared that the next thing you see will be the gates of hell, for that is exactly what you will see after that.” Are you kidding me? Forget whether we were really threatened there, and if that threat came from the Iranian military or not. He’s really saying that those who put an American vessel in their sights are going to be killed and they’re going to hell? He’s saying we’re the righteous ones and those who oppose us are of the devil and going to hell when we smite them?

I don’t have a problem with a person of faith being in the office of the Presidency, regardless of what particular religion they ascribe to. As long as that person is able to separate their personal beliefs from what the role of the federal government is. I definitely won’t accept the type of rhetoric that paints us as the righteous and those opposed to our policies as wicked. Saying put our ships in your sights and we’ll send you straight to hell is scary as hell.

Then every candidate while agreeing that the commander made the right decision and they should be the ones to make those decisions. But then they all go on to spout more rhetoric and ramp up the “Iran is dangerous” line. In spite of Ron Paul’s mention that earlier today the Navy commander announced that maybe the voice on the radio talking about ships blowing up might not have come from those speedboats after all. So how do they justify using the incident to ramp up the aggression.

Ron Paul is predictable, and I LOVE it.

I consider Ron Paul to be one of the most predictable candidates ever to run for President, and I love that about him. If you were to give me any scenario or possible legislation, I think I can predict with 80-90% accuracy what his position on the subject would be. Can you say that about your candidate? I can’t describe how refreshing that is, and how much it helps when campaigning on his behalf.

I am not saying that I can predict what Dr. Paul’s personal feelings on the subject might be, but the great thing is that I don’t have to. All I need is a copy of the Constitution and I can determine what his position will be. Because he understands the basic tenet of liberty, that just because I would choose a certain way does not mean that I have any right to make you choose that way. The Constitution spells out exactly what powers the federal government has. In most instances where I don’t guess correctly it’ll probably be because he has some other Constitution reason I had not thought of to say so.

That is just another of the reasons that I have chosen to participate to this much greater degree in the electoral process. Every election I have been aware of I was hoping someone would be saying the things that Ron Paul is saying now. But they never would. I’m looking for complete and total honesty and openness. Like the live ticker on his site showing how much he has raised. Like his willingness to state what his true position is and how the Constitution brought him to that position. You will often hear the other candidates embracing the Constitution on a topic when it lines up with the popular position. But when the Constitution gets in the way of their popular position it’s suddenly out of date and quaint. You don’t get that response from Ron Paul.

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!

The Ron Paul phenomenon is spreading…

This is why Ron Paul does not need as much money as anyone else. How much money is this kind of support worth?

The internet is making his campaign possible The information can not be censored and is spreading to every corner of the internet very quickly.

There is not a single politician on that stage that does not want to increase his/her power over you and I and give themselves more control over our lives. The overwhelming number of American people (those who are not obscenely rich) do not want any of the following: perpetual warfare, national ID cards (essentially carrying our papers), implantable chips, North American Union and the dissolution of our borders, giving 4 months worth of wages to government bureaucracy, fiat money, and the list goes on and on. This is because every single one of those issues transfers power from the people, to the government. The direction of the country and government in recent years has people realizing that the government can not run their lives better than they can. They are no longer falling for the lie that we can’t be both FREE and SAFE.

The evolution of mankind…

Man kind needs to evolve, in a serious way. Our society is daily being battered by the media from all sides until we are hypnotized, anesthetized or both. There is a problem with the way our country is being run, and frankly that it can be “run” by a few individuals at all. There is an insideous current running through the body of the US governmental and industrial powers.

The lust for power and money has corrupted our political landscape since long before my generation. The more complex the system gets, the greater the problems that potentially come with it. A molecule or a cell can’t get cancer, but a liver or lymph (which are made up of molecules and individual cells working together) can. Along with extremely complex systems come the potential of extremely complex pathologies. I think there are several pathologies present in our governmental systems that will eventually lead to the “death” of the entire “system” of the US. How is that for fear mongering?