@Stupid 144322 wrote:
I’m busting my gut listening to Ron Paul. It’s good that he is not against online gambling, but the president doesn’t make the laws, the Congress does – which is why he would be more valuable to the industry if he stays in the House.
Not really. He’s the only candidate that isn’t a big government / corporate shill. He’s spent 10 terms in the house talking sense, and nobody listens. The republican party would rather see a deomcrat win than have Paul messing with their gravy train. It’s the same gravy train the dems ride.
The real reason Paul is more valuable as a president is because he can force conversations to take place. He can immediately pardon non-violent drug offenders. He can immediately change an imperialist foreign policy that breeds resentment. He can immediately refuse to enforce federal law that is unconstitutional. (gambling, etc.)
The guy spent 10 terms in congress holding to the same principles he talks about now. The others, well, they’re the fakest of the fakes, saying whatever they think will get a vote. People are seeing that, despite what amounts a real lack of media coverage, or slanted media coverage when he gets it.
I’m not a fan of everything Paul says or thinks. He’s honest, and that’s more that can be said for almost any of them, save Gravel and Kucinich who have both been pretty much marginalized by media. Paul might have enough grassroots support to overcome the establisment’s distaste for him.