[tomdemaine]

[ QUOTE ]

Well I hear some of what your saying, but I honestly don't think you give Ron Paul enough credit for being a pretty staunch libertarian. I don't consider him the "lesser of two evils" because, quite frankly, he isn't part of any "two".

[/ QUOTE ]
He believes that taxation is a good way of achieving some goals.

[ QUOTE ]

Let's put it this way. Ron Paul has absolutely no shot in the world of being sworn in to office in January of 2009.

[/ QUOTE ]
Agreed

[ QUOTE ]
But I like to see the MESSAGE is getting out there. The message of freedom, liberty and free markets is what's important here.

[/ QUOTE ]

Then spread the message! Arguing that some politicians are ok and some taxes aren't that bad and the two party system can spawn a good choice sometimes isn't spreading that message.

[ QUOTE ]
If someone wants to go out and pull a lever one November morning so that they feel like they are helping to progress the ideas of freedom and liberty, I have no problem.

[/ QUOTE ]

That's the problem. Feel like they are helping. If they feel that Ron Paul is part of the solution then they are less likely to do the things that actually are part of the solution it's not enough to talk about your convictions you have to live them.