Re: Some thoughts on Iraq, the GOP, and Ron Paul
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You're just wrong that Ron Paul represents Republican party principles on smaller government and taxes. Most Republicans want a slightly smaller government. And that's what all of the GOP candidates are campaigning for except Paul. But most Republicans are much closer to Democrats (who want a slightly larger government) than they are to Paul on this issue.
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They campaign on it but they certaintly don't do it in practice. Nixon, Reagan, Bush I, Republican congress in '94, Bush 2 all talked about shrinking government to get elected then made government larger.
Or as Borodog already pointed out, their stated goals differ from their actual goals. In actuality, many republican congressmen may indeed be for lower government accross the board, but the party apparatus and the higher ups are definitely not.
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