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.
On a scale of 1 to 100, with the current size of government being a 50, most Republicans are a 45 and most Democrats are a 55. If Ron Paul is a 10, who do you think most Republicans will vote for between him and a Democrat?
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You don't talk to many actual Republicans, do you?
Give them that exact hypothetical: current government is a 50. How much government do you think is correct? The VAST majority of everyday Republicans will answer much closer to 10 than 45.
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Then why do 2/3 of Republicans still approve of George Bush?
Republicans may say they want drastically smaller government, but the majority of them are all talk.
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