Ron Paul is the guy we need

Jugulator · 07-19-2007, 07:49 PM

After screening several candidates, I am now positive that Ron Paul is the man who absolutely has to be president. Take this opportunity to express your views on Ron Paul.

Ron Paul 2008 — Hope for America

PearlJamNoCode · 07-19-2007, 10:26 PM

I'm 100% with you on this one.

Jugulator · 07-20-2007, 09:48 AM

Yeah, I used to be on board with Romney, but I did a little research on Ron Paul. The best news about Ron Paul is that although he's not doing well with the older voters, he has internet support second only to Obama.

majorwoody10 · 10-14-2007, 03:22 AM

is paul the guy on the harley ? he dosnt look like a wise and learned man ..and even if he is a big hairy macho biker ...you got know he dosnt have as big a dick as hillary RODHAM clinton does..

syscom3 · 10-14-2007, 10:03 AM

Ron Paul has the electability of a grape fruit.

Unfortunately for the conservatives, this election is all about stopping Hillary, and it looks like Rudy is the only one who can do it.

FLYBOYJ · 10-14-2007, 10:07 AM

I have to agree Sys - its still early but I'm thinking its going to be Rudy and Romney. If Thompson gets momentum he may squeak in.

pbfoot · 10-14-2007, 10:22 AM

I like Ron Paul myself except he hasn't got a chance . The best guys I've seen so far are him and Biden . I really hope you guys down south set the mark a little higher then Bush .

FLYBOYJ · 10-14-2007, 10:48 AM

Bush getting elected both times wasn't so much of the US voting for an imbecile, but voting against two bigger imbeciles. Gore was (is) a fruitcake and I could care less if he won 100 Nobel peace prizes. Kerry was a typical New England snobby elitist. If the Democratic party couldn't field a candidate to draw more middle and conservatives in, then its their own fault they have suffered.

Bottom line the US needs a good third or even forth party, maybe like Canada's NDP, so those lefties in the democrat party have a real home....

pbfoot · 10-14-2007, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by FLYBOYJ

Bush getting elected both times wasn't so much of the US voting for an imbecile, but voting against two bigger imbeciles. Gore was (is) a fruitcake and I could care less if he won 100 Nobel peace prizes. Kerry was a typical New England snobby elitist. If the Democratic party couldn't field a candidate to draw more middle and conservatives in, then its their own fault they have suffered.

Bottom line the US needs a good third or even forth party, maybe like Canada's NDP, so those lefties in the democrat party have a real home....

I agree you are very limited in your options , the Green party is now close to the NDP in popular support and came in 3rd in my riding ahead of the NDP in this weeks provicial election.
Your dollar is only worth 98 cents up here now and it is estimated will be worth 90 by the new year

FLYBOYJ · 10-14-2007, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by pbfoot

Your dollar is only worth 98 cents up here now and it is estimated will be worth 90 by the new year

Yep - I've been watching that - I'm actually supposed to be in Toronto next week for 2 days!

The falling dollar is bad for those who want to go over seas but it is actually helping our trade deficit.

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Trade Deficit Improves Significantly
Thursday October 11, 9:12 am ET
By Martin Crutsinger, AP Economics Writer Record Exports Help Push Trade Deficit to Lowest Level in 7 Months

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. trade deficit fell to the lowest level in seven months, helped by record-high sales of American products and the declining value of the dollar. The deficit with China declined as imports edged down slightly following a string of high-profile recalls.

The Commerce Department reported Thursday that the deficit declined to $57.6 billion in August, down 2.4 percent from the July imbalance. It was lowest gap between exports and imports since January and a much better showing than had been expected.

The improvement reflected a 0.4 percent rise in exports, which climbed to a record $138.3 billion. Sales of farm products including wheat, soybeans and corn, and exports of industrial products such as chemicals and steel both hit record levels.

Imports actually dropped by 0.4 percent to $195.9 billion, reflecting lower shipments of foreign cars and furniture, which offset a big increase in the foreign oil bill, which rose to the highest level in a year.

In other economic news, the Labor Department said that the number of newly laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits fell by 12,000 last week to 308,000. That was a better showing than had been expected.

The nation's big chain retail stores reported disappointing results in September as lingering summer weather and the severe housing slump dampened consumers' desire to shop. The biggest losers included apparel sellers. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported a modest sales gain, but the increase was below analysts' expectations.

The politically sensitive trade deficit with China fell by 5.3 percent to $22.5 billion. U.S. exports were up, led by increased sales of aircraft and soybeans, while imports slipped a slight 0.7 percent. The decline in imports occurred after a series of recalls of tainted products from toys with lead paint to toothpaste and unsafe tires.

However, the small drop came in such areas as computers and furniture, where there have not been highly publicized recalls. Imports of toys from China actually rose as American retailers stocked their shelves for Christmas.

The boom in U.S. exports is helping to cushion the U.S. economy from the adverse effects of the housing bust and a severe credit crunch. Overseas demand for U.S. goods is being helped by a falling value of the dollar against many other currencies. That development pushes up the cost of foreign vacations and imports for American consumers but makes U.S. products cheaper in foreign markets.

Through the first eight months of this year, the trade deficit is running at an annual rate of $708 billion, down 6.7 percent from last year's imbalance of $758.5 billion, which had been the fifth consecutive record deficit.

President Bush's critics still contend that his trade policies have been harmful to the United States, resulting in record-high deficits for most of his time in office and contributing to the loss of 3 million manufacturing jobs since January 2000.

Trade critics have focused their unhappiness on China, where the deficit is on track to set another record, running at an annual rate of $246 billion. That would be the largest imbalance ever recorded for a single country.

Lawmakers are pushing a variety of bills that would punish China for what they see as unfair trade practices such as manipulating its currency to keep its value low against the dollar as a way of boosting Chinese imports and making it harder for American companies to sell their products in China.

The Bush administration, led by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, contends that such measures would be counterproductive, prompting China to retaliate against American goods. They argue that high-level diplomatic talks offer the best chance of resolving trade differences between the two nations.

For August, America's foreign oil bill rose by 0.8 percent to $27.5 billion, the highest level since last August. The average price for a barrel of imported crude oil jumped to a record high of $68.09. Analysts are predicting that figure will climb higher in coming months given that oil prices have recently hit all-time highs above $80 per barrel.

America's trade deficit with Mexico jumped 23.6 percent to a record of $6.9 billion while the deficit with Canada, the country's biggest trading partner, edged down 6.6 percent to $5.3 billion. The deficit with the European Union fell by 21.1 percent to $10.2 billion while the imbalance with Japan dropped 16 percent to $6.7 billion.

lesofprimus · 10-14-2007, 11:25 AM

I like Freddy Thompson better than Ol Rudy, and Im from New York.... I think its time we had a mean SOB in office, and Fred fits that bill to me....

FLYBOYJ · 10-14-2007, 11:32 AM

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I like Freddy Thompson better than Ol Rudy, and Im from New York.... I think its time we had a mean SOB in office, and Fred fits that bill to me....

I want to believe Thompson will be a lot like Reagan - not afraid to tell folks to F#*k Off. At the same time he has to appeal to many in the "middle" as Reagan did. Rudy is a Democrat in Republicans clothing and because of many Republican mistakes may be the most electable from the Republican camp. If he runs against Clinton, I think he'll beat her soundly. I think Rudy is a great local and state political leader but I have my reservations in seeing him in the white house.

The same goes for Romney.....

lesofprimus · 10-14-2007, 11:37 AM

I agree Joe...

syscom3 · 10-14-2007, 11:53 AM

What we need is for some of these GOP candidates to show some guts and go on the attack against the democrats, not wait for the democrats to begin to define them.

Lets face it, Hillary has a lot of negatives, and its time to remind people why they dislike her.

FLYBOYJ · 10-14-2007, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by syscom3

What we need is for some of these GOP candidates to show some guts and go on the attack against the democrats, not wait for the democrats to begin to define them.

Lets face it, Hillary has a lot of negatives, and its time to remind people why they dislike her.

I think Obama is doing that for the Republicans. He and Hillary are going at it like two Berkeley Psychology majors having a debate at Ho Chi Minh park, with that little pr!ck Edwards throwing in his 2 cents every so often. The problem with many Democrats is they don't know when to shut their mouths and its been that way for years always too busy trying to bullshiit the people!!!!!