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Originally Posted by Orthodoxy
I've always been sympathetic to Ron Paul. His pro-Constitution stance has people calling him the "Thomas Jefferson of our day." Unfortunately, the other current Republican candidates don't excite me at all.
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Thomas Jefferson was, indeed, a great president; I love a lot of what he's about. Many of his ideas are just what we're in need of today...
I suppose the one area I'm a little uneasy about is Paul's foreign policy, according to
http://ontheissues.org/Ron_Paul.htm#Foreign_Policy. Compared to others, he seems like an isolationist for lack of a better way to put it. Is that something to be alarmed of in terms of the idea? No, I don't think so. After all, he sounds like someone who not only believes in less government, he also comes across as supporting less international intervention. However, after hearing all these years "we better not abandon Israel" or "we must remain Israel's ally," that's where my concern comes in...
If there's any accuracy to what Paul (or any candidate's position) is actually saying, according to On The Issues, it's like he's gone on a tirade against all the ideas of exclusiveness regardless of topic. Like I said, he's definitely on my radar. It's too bad the media have an influence, or a say and sway, on his chances of becoming president, or lack of becoming...
The bottom line for me is that I'm afraid, after all the intervention and involvement we've gotten ourselves into overseas, we're just that much more vulnerable to being a people pleaser to that country, not to mention setting ourselves up for something to happen here in our own backyard. So, with that being said, perhaps Paul's ideas on getting out of other people's business, here or overseas and regardless of "the issue," does make sense...
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