I know that it's early, but I think that I have found a candidate that we can all get behind for the upcoming Presidential election. And, I'm being serious about this. As much as I would like to be funny and endorse candidates like this, this, or this, I think I might have found the perfect candidate.
He wasn't easy to find. Our national media, in their infinite wisdom, decides to bombard us with constant stories about Paris Hilton heading to the "gray bar hotel" instead. God-forbid that they actually let us know about all the candidates and what they stand for. The American public might even be so silly as to take notice about a guy who stands out, and wants to change things for the better.
So, who's the mystery candidate? The guy who would make me re-think Barack? And the bombshell: The guy who could make me vote Republican?
Ladies and gentlemen.....I give you Dr. Ron Paul.
Who?
Exactly. I had to stumble upon this guy myself. I saw him on a couple of talkshows and then watched him during the the Republican debate last week. He's the kind of guy who makes so much sense that you wonder if he's really a politician. Let me give you a quick run-down on Dr. Paul.
He's a 10 term Republican U.S. Congressman from Texas. That little tidbit alone is probably enough to make sure that he won't get elected. He is an MD, specializing in gynecology. (Any other time I would have 10 jokes lined up for this, but I am trying to get the man elected.) He was actually the Libertarian candidate for President in 1988, where he received .47% of the vote.
Ok, so that sounds great and all, but where does he stand on the issues. Well, this is really where business begins to pick up. He was one of the few members of Congress to vote against the war in Iraq. That's always something that has bothered me. When it was time to vote on unilateral action against Iraq, mostly all the members of Congress voted for it. Now, that it has become a total cluster-F, everyone loves to get in front of camera and tell you how they would fix it. Call me crazy, but I kind of like the guy who had the vision to realize that we shouldn't have been there in the first place.
He opposes illegal immigration, as well as amnesty for illegal immigrants. Rep. Paul wants to secure our physical borders first. He also wants to eliminate welfare for illegal aliens.
Unlike three of the other Republican candidates, he believes in evolution. As a side note, how is this even possible? Normally, I wouldn't think of mixing religion and politics in the same blog. God forbid that anyone would still want to talk to me the day after. But is it asking too much to have a candidate who doesn't dispute a million years of scientific data? I didn't think so, either.
He wants to get rid of the IRS. He should get elected on this premise alone. For full disclosure, I don't think that he wants to get rid of all taxes. I haven't seen his exact plan on this issue, but my guess that it would be either a simplified tax structure, or some kind of flat or value-added tax.
And, he looks exactly like Ian McKellan.
I encourage you all to at least look into him a little further. The next Republican debate is on May 15th.
Till next week.
~Kevin
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3 comments:
Well Kevin, it looks as though your last post was a show stopper. People were waiting in line to post their comments. Lets keep the diatribe fucked up, as it was intended to be.
I am just ahead of my time.
You gave head to who?
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