Republicans Debate Each Other

I'm glad Ron Paul has decided to run for president again. His presence will bring issues to the forefront that never would have otherwise. It's possible he could actually mellow out the GOP somewhat. I'm not going to hold my breath on that, though.

Just imagine if a Democratic candidate supported legalizing drugs and prostitution, ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and bringing our troops home, stopping foreign aid to Israel, and believed the president has limited powers the reaction they would get from the MSM. Those are all very Democratic stances and have been for years and have been supported numerous times by elected Democrats . But when Ron Paul says it he somehow gets the libertarian label even though he isn't one. He's a Republican.  When a Democrat says them they are liberal socialist commies.

Now I don't always agree with Ron Paul.  He's too much of a conspiracy theorist for me.  I also absolutely reject his contention that Medicare, Social Security, the Civil Rights Bill and many other important pieces of legislation are unconstitutional.  He's completely crazy when it comes to that stuff and is only against them because it ends elitist control.  But what I disagree with the most is his libertarian label.  He's a Republican but gets to pretend he's a freedom fighter by espousing liberal ideas.