Would Ron Paul make a good president?

[GhostWriter16]

I think Ron Paul would be the best possible compromise to both parties, and yet do all the important things to get America in shape.

Things the Liberals will like: He supports the legalization of drugs and gay marriage. He wants the government out of people's personal lives, and he supports pulling out of Iraq, all things the left in general like.

Things the Right-Wingers will like- He supports the state's rights to handle their own affairs, he supports free markets, opposes bills to push government control.

Things both sides SHOULD like- He wants to keep the government to constitutional limits.

Things I like- Nearly everything

Ron Paul is a champion of freedom at all levels, and most liberal complaints about conservatives do not apply to him. I genuinely believe Ron Paul would be the best president since Reagan, possibly better.

So, how many people here support Ron Paul?

 

[Godwynn]

A politician who wants to end the Federal Reserve would not make a good president.

 

[Cutlass]

Ron Paul is an utter and complete idiot. He's one of the worst choices out there.

 

[GhostWriter16]

Ron Paul is an utter and complete idiot. He's one of the worst choices out there.

Well, you often complain that the republicans "Hate liberty" because they support the war on drugs, gay marriage bans, exc. None of which Ron Paul support. Ron Paul wants to basically get the government out of people's business so you can't accuse him of "Hating liberty."

And of course he's more libertarian than our current President AND VP, even by Political Compass Standards

 

[LightFang]

I remember when the Internet went crazy over Ron Paul. There are still holdouts.

He'd be terrible.

 

[Cutlass]

He's also incredibly stupid. He wants to kick off hyperinflation on the "theory" that hyperinflation is a cure for inflation.

 

[GhostWriter16]

I remember when the Internet went crazy over Ron Paul. There are still holdouts.

He'd be terrible.

Evidence?

He's also incredibly stupid. He wants to kick off hyperinflation on the "theory" that hyperinflation is a cure for inflation.

Link?

 

[.Shane.]

Maybe in 1790 he'd be passable. In 2010, he would be a disaster.

 

[Cutlass]

Evidence?



Link?

http://www.dailypaul.com/node/119406

 

[bombshoo]

I like him for being more logically consistent than a lot of the current Republican leaders and for making a lot of progressive issues more acceptable to conservatives (downsizing the bloated US military budget for instance), but overall I'd never ever ever vote for him.

 

[GhostWriter16]

Maybe in 1790 he'd be passable. In 2010, he would be a disaster.

Well he'd not be running again until 2012

Why would he be a disaster?

 

[warpus]

Ron Paul is a friggin idiot. Plenty of idiots have been American presidents, but as a friend of the American people I would not stand for Ron Paul being the next. They deserve better.

 

[The Imp]

He would have been an alright President in '10... 1810.

 

[GhostWriter16]

http://www.dailypaul.com/node/119406

Nothing there about hyperinflation...

I like him for being more logically consistent than a lot of the current Republican leaders and for making a lot of progressive issues more acceptable to conservatives (downsizing the bloated US military budget for instance), but overall I'd never ever ever vote for him.

Well, I appreciate that you contributed a bit more than "He'd suck because he'd suck" but, pray do tell why would you Never vote for him?

 

[LightFang]

Evidence?

Not until I find evidence that America was meant to be a Christian nation. Yes, I still remember. Yes, I'm still holding it against you.

 

[bombshoo]

Well, I appreciate that you contributed a bit more than "He'd suck because he'd suck" but, pray do tell why would you Never vote for him?

I find him to be too much of a loose cannon. Even for some of his potentially better ideas, it seems he wants to put them into effect way too quickly and without much regard for all of the possible consequences.

I also am not a fan of much of his economics, but I'd rather not just turn the thread into another debate on libertarian economic policy.

 

[Cutlass]

Nothing there about hyperinflation...

again, you need to learn to add 1+1 and get 2 to have a conversation. It's been discussed here many times.

 

[GhostWriter16]

Not until I find evidence that America was meant to be a Christian nation. Yes, I still remember. Yes, I'm still holding it against you.

http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/politics/pg0040.html

I find him to be too much of a loose cannon. Even for some of his potentially good ideas, it seems he wants to put them into effect way too quickly and without much regard for all of the possible consequences.

I also am not a fan of much of his economics, but I'd rather not get into a debate over that.

Fair enough.

Personally I think it NEEDS to be done quickly or America will fall.

Your reasons are fair though.

again, you need to learn to add 1+1 and get 2 to have a conversation. It's been discussed here many times.

1 + 1 equals 11 though if you put them together

Seriously though, if everything is relative so is that truth

Or maybe there are absolutes, which is why you need to prove absolutely Ron Paul wants to use hyper-inflation to combat inflation. And then there's the fact that that's what the Dems are doing

 

[Askthepizzaguy]

Suppose Ron Paul slashes half of all government jobs in an attempt to create a leaner government. How many more unemployed can the job market take? I just went to a job interview where they needed a few people. 45 people showed up, and there were dozens of scheduled interviews. There's no step-down process for him. In order to effect change without devastating the nation, you'd have to make incremental changes over time. Like a staircase.

He wants a cliff, that we all step off of.

Even IF you agreed with his principles that America is addicted to more government, removing all of it at once would basically kill the patient. He's a danger to the stability of the nation, because he's reckless and irresponsible.

 

[Cutlass]

And yet there is no hyper inflation under Democrats. That's just another piece of conservative propaganda.

Paul wants to replace fractional reserve banking with multiplying the size of the money supply by at least 10x. The utter stupidity of the idea is staggering.