Comments on: Reminding the Government http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2007/12/17/reminding-the-government/ HoosierAccess.com Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:08:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Josh Gillespie http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2007/12/17/reminding-the-government/#comment-732 Josh Gillespie Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:58:01 +0000 http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2007/12/17/reminding-the-government/#comment-732 Here's my answer to Ron Paul getting the nomination - Howard Dean. He had the grassroots and financial support any candidate could dream of in 2004 and had groups like MoveOn.org doing nefarious work on his behalf throughout the country during the early primaries. It still didn't pan out for him. I can also guarantee you, the national party won't let Ron Paul take the nomination. While, I like Ron Paul on fiscal matters, he's a foreign policy idiot. As I wrote on my personal blog, you can't run on "US out of Everywhere" and expect to win the Republican nomination. And where I like Mike Huckabee on some social issues, he's a fiscal idiot with some other really serious issues coming out against him (the fact he pardoned more people in the time he was Gov. than the 6 states that surround Arkansas combined...and that one of those pardons eventually raped and murdered a girl...yeah, that's his Willie Horton...it's Mike Dukakis all over again except it's the Republicans). My ideal candidate, and the person I will support is Fred Thompson. I like where he stands fiscally, domestically and internationally. The only strike I find against him was his vote for McCain-Feingold (bad Fred, bad!). He has since said he would work to repeal some of the more horrific atrocities to free speech that McCain-Feingold has wrought if elected president. Does Fred have a chance? More than Dr. No and Glass Jaw Mike do at this point....that is, if it were up to the party. As for HA endorsing a presidential candidate, that's not likely to happen as Brian and I are the only ones to verbally commit to a candidate while the others are probably like most of America. Still trying to figure it out. Here’s my answer to Ron Paul getting the nomination - Howard Dean. He had the grassroots and financial support any candidate could dream of in 2004 and had groups like MoveOn.org doing nefarious work on his behalf throughout the country during the early primaries. It still didn’t pan out for him.

I can also guarantee you, the national party won’t let Ron Paul take the nomination.

While, I like Ron Paul on fiscal matters, he’s a foreign policy idiot. As I wrote on my personal blog, you can’t run on “US out of Everywhere” and expect to win the Republican nomination. And where I like Mike Huckabee on some social issues, he’s a fiscal idiot with some other really serious issues coming out against him (the fact he pardoned more people in the time he was Gov. than the 6 states that surround Arkansas combined…and that one of those pardons eventually raped and murdered a girl…yeah, that’s his Willie Horton…it’s Mike Dukakis all over again except it’s the Republicans).

My ideal candidate, and the person I will support is Fred Thompson. I like where he stands fiscally, domestically and internationally. The only strike I find against him was his vote for McCain-Feingold (bad Fred, bad!). He has since said he would work to repeal some of the more horrific atrocities to free speech that McCain-Feingold has wrought if elected president.

Does Fred have a chance? More than Dr. No and Glass Jaw Mike do at this point….that is, if it were up to the party.

As for HA endorsing a presidential candidate, that’s not likely to happen as Brian and I are the only ones to verbally commit to a candidate while the others are probably like most of America. Still trying to figure it out.

]]> By: mely http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2007/12/17/reminding-the-government/#comment-731 mely Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:15:32 +0000 http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2007/12/17/reminding-the-government/#comment-731 Andy's letter is on our blog too, but I didn't know the PDF was hosted! The letter, I think, is brilliant. And Andy...I predict Ron Paul is going to take the Republican nomination. No other candidate has grassroots supporters even close to rivaling R Paul's. Spangle likes Huckabee too. Where does Huckabee stand on issues that are important to gays? Andy’s letter is on our blog too, but I didn’t know the PDF was hosted! The letter, I think, is brilliant.

And Andy…I predict Ron Paul is going to take the Republican nomination. No other candidate has grassroots supporters even close to rivaling R Paul’s.

Spangle likes Huckabee too. Where does Huckabee stand on issues that are important to gays?

]]> By: Brian Sikma http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2007/12/17/reminding-the-government/#comment-727 Brian Sikma Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:48:53 +0000 http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2007/12/17/reminding-the-government/#comment-727 So I give you a nice plug and all you do is gripe that I don't support "Dr. No"? :-) Ron Paul does not have the leadership qualities, policy ideas, or foreign policy understanding that is required of a U.S. President in th 21st century. I'm impressed with Gov. Mike Huckabee. He's not perfect, but you have to take his Arkansas record and look at it with an understanding that he was dealing with a 90% Democrat legislature. So I give you a nice plug and all you do is gripe that I don’t support “Dr. No”? :-)

Ron Paul does not have the leadership qualities, policy ideas, or foreign policy understanding that is required of a U.S. President in th 21st century.

I’m impressed with Gov. Mike Huckabee. He’s not perfect, but you have to take his Arkansas record and look at it with an understanding that he was dealing with a 90% Democrat legislature.

]]> By: Andy Horning http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2007/12/17/reminding-the-government/#comment-725 Andy Horning Tue, 18 Dec 2007 05:19:49 +0000 http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2007/12/17/reminding-the-government/#comment-725 You don't support Ron Paul? What? You don’t support Ron Paul? What?

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