A Little Bit More About Politics Then I Will Hop Off My Soapbox For a While

I'll round up some political stuff and then we will be on our way to other topics...

• Dave Ramsey's Response to OWSers (which, of course, I whole-heartedly agree with)
• Yet another problem with OWS's structure of having no structure...eventually you need structure.
• Ron Paul rocks.  I saw him at UNLV yesterday and while I don't agree with him 100% (I don't agree with anyone 100%) he has the most well thought out conclusions of any presidential candidate I have ever heard.  But then again I am partial to the "no BS" approach to most everything.  The country would probably have a conniption fit if he were to be elected president but what a nice change it would be for the people of America to return to solvency and the constitution.  Just sayin...

And something fun...one of the more interesting blogs I have come across in recent times.

Ron Paul for President

If only we had a President like this: http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/022940.html

Clear...concise...common sense...educated...analytical...a leader...I could go on and on....

Sunday Morning Roundup: Ron Paul Edition

In a land of equity, fairness, and democracy, someone forgot to tell the major media outlets... Here's what you need to know about Ron Paul since the media seems to be afraid to even utter his name:

• His campaign website http://www.ronpaul2008.com/
• New Hampshire Liberty Forum 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8fr3bauSyM
• Ron Paul: A Man Among Boys at ABC Debate http://www.nolanchart.com/article764.html
• Fox is Removing Ron Paul's Name from AP Articles http://www.paulunteer.com/news-stories/fox-removing-ron-pauls-name-from-their-news/
• Ron Paul Beats Giuliani but Loses to Fox News http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/01/ronpaulrules.html
• Ron Paul Forums http://www.ronpaulforums.com/

Presidential Race Heats Up Tomorrow

The first presidential caucuses will take place tomorrow in Iowa. No matter your political leanings, it is important that ALL Americans take part in the very important process of electing our next president. Here's some info:

• An Electoral Compass to Determine Your Position in the Electoral Landscape http://www.electoralcompass.com/language/en
• And another quiz to judge your compatibility with the candidates http://glassbooth.org/
• An overview about Ron Paul being conveniently not invited to the upcoming televised debates http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/31/debate.limits.ap/

The bottom line is that is is up to each American to participate in the process and it is also up to each American to hold those in positions of power (for example Fox for excluding Paul because the "the bus is too small") responsible for their actions (by voting with your dollars and your support of their network and sponsors). Sometimes those in a position of power forget that they are part of a democracy...it's up to us to remind them of this fact as we (democratically) use our attention and money to support that which furthers democracy and starve that which threatens to suppress democracy.

Join the Party

Ron Paul's December 16th Tea Party has got people around the country pouring donations into his campaign. I must admit I'm fairly fascinated with the donation ticker on his website as well--it started at midnight with $11 million and by mid morning has surpassed $14 million in donations. There may be hope yet for a president who has actually read and understands the Constitution being elected to office...

Ron Paul

Amazing how the Ron Paul situation is shaping up. A couple of years ago you would have said Ron who? Now he has 4,380,000 listings on Google and is a star on YouTube. Apparently the populace is getting tired of the "democans" and is looking for something new.