Reply #83: I agree in general but....

[Joanne98]

Ron Paul doesn't just want to get out of Iraq. He wants to shut down military bases all over the world. That's a big deal if you believe we're an empire. Also, I think some people on the left believe if they had any help on the right they could get things done. Example. Blocking the FCC from expanding media power. The Janet Jackson boob thing. You have a coalition from the right and left and it shut the thing down pronto. What would happen if you used that model on the military/services/industrial/complex? Ron Paul is also against the war on drugs. No Democrat will be that bold. People are getting desperate about the police state. EVERYBODY is getting pissed about the tasers. In other words..WE'RE TIRED OF GOING TO JAIL.

The Democrats have a fatal flaw! In catering to the "cultural left" (racist sexist anti-gay) they have reduced themselves to 'identity" politics. They've won the war (in the minds of most voters) but they're still fighting it. At the cost, I may add, of the average American who is fighting to pay their bills. Just like the big business republicans tricking the christian right to vote on cultural issues only (What's the Matter with Kansas) so they wouldn't think about MONEY! The DLC Democrats have done the same thing. We fight for minority rights (women blacks gays) but we don't talk about MONEY!

Whether you like Ron Paul or not he does TALK ABOUT MONEY! He talks about the POLICE STATE. He's an old-fashion Republican who's anti-war (like they used to be) He's hitting a nerve among democrats only because their leaders have refused to address these issues.

I personally don't trust Paul because he's a Libertarian. I despise the "Virtue of Selfishness" crowd. I have watched them for years waiting for them to fight for some of their issues I care about (war on drugs) BUT all they seem to be able to do is GET ANOTHER TAX CUT!

The era of identity politics is over! It's so sixties! This is the point that Obama is making and it's why he is rising in the polls. The power of the Christian right is crumbling. Law and order Republicans are over too. Taser backlash. Too many people in jail! The security moms now have to worry about their children getting thrown in prison for something, so they will become the anti-security moms very soon!

So what do the really pissed off people in the country think about?

MONEY! Trade deals, immigration, WALL STREET CORRUPTION!
Police state. War on drugs and war on terror. Get rid of them!

They also worry about the country going bankrupt. And they don't want to give up their public services (social security/medicare). All the "I want a tax cut white males" are about to turn into "Get your hands off my Social Security checks" Something has to give. That means the empire has to go! They may not agree with Paul on SS but they're smart enough to know there's not enough money for guns and butter both. They seek to use paul to cut military spending so they can save their SS! It's cynical but it will work! The Dems could do this also but they are to afraid of being called unpatriotic!

Ron Paul isn't going to win. He may get 15%. But that's a shot across the bow of the of all the pols who think we just care about social issues. The truth is WE DON'T and we want to talk about MONEY!

I don't know who's going to be the next President, but I sure that he/she is going to be MISERABLE the whole time. This country is pissed off and that ain't going away anytime soon! I see a third party on the horizon! The Lou Dobbs revolution. Laugh if you want but it's coming!