You stated that very well. Thanks for that peek behind the political curtain. Not a pretty picture, but a real one we all need to come to terms with.

Nicely stated.

A truly amusing, absolutely hysterical joke. Too bad, so sad, the Paubot's don't get it.
I love the quote in the above comment " the point is to spread the libertarian message." Does he mean like a disease spreads, and if so, how do we stop it from infecting anymore of our youth?

You're entitled to that opinion, but I can't really say much more in response if that's all you have to say.

I should know better than to expect an authoritarian such as yourself to think a free marketplace of ideas is a bad thing. What, exactly, don't I get?

What don't you get? That Libertarianism is a failed and unsubstainable economic policy that will NEVER be enacted in this country. NEVER. The American people as a whole are much too cautious economically to ever experiment with the economy in the manner in which you want them to. So dream on if you like.
And, child, if you think that I'm an authoritarian because I oppose your precious philosphy, you have a lot of growing up to do.

Too bad for you, this economy is not going to last as-is much longer - MAYBE another decade. The American people will have no choice but to wake up from their slumber and start building a new socioeconomic paradigm if we let that happen. And no, not liking libertarianism doesn't make you an authoritarian. Equating new ideas being brought to the national stage of political discourse to a disease spreading just because they aren't ideas you like instead of appreciating a free marketplace of ideas is what makes you an authoritarian.

I had a nice conversation with a good friend of mine who states he is a Libertarian. He said I want no government in my life. I then asked him if he trusted corporations to look after him, he could not, or would not answer. My point, libertarians seem to want no government except when it benefits them. I don't think you can have it both ways.

If he wants no government, then he is an anarchist at heart and not a libertarian. Libertarians are not against government, they are against excessive and oppressive government. To paint libertarians as anarchist extremists is a lazy smear used by anti-libertarians to stigmatize libertarians (both left libertarians and right libertarians) as extremists. The Big Government/Big Business establishment uses that smear all of the time and when others use it as an argument against libertarianism it just goes to prove their ignorance and the amount of information they just regurgitate from talking heads rather than learn for themselves.

"Can he? No. Will he? No. Should he? No."

Agree. Nuff said.

Thank you.

I'm not seeing to many Ron Paul supporters on this thread. Thought that there would be more. I'm seeing a few Ron Paul won_________posts here on Current. It made me curious if his supporters really thought he had a chance. I wonder when he and Newt will officially drop out?

Newt goes Wednsday. Paul? When they carry out his cold dead body most likely.

I think we are well past the point of mere intervention, indefinite commitment is the only available alternative.

"Ron Paul never had a shot at the nomination. I hope he runs as an Independent because it will split the GOP"

Agree!

Sounds like a plan to me! Maybe on newts moonbase!

Wanna bet that not even Newt would take them?

Hmmm... Maybe if he'd be in charge of the asylum he'd take them.

But unfortunately so many americans just plain aren't sane....

As a percentage, I just don't know. There's a lot of batshit crazy out there.

What's with Ron Paul and the media? They've already picked Romney it appears, I hear nothing about Ron Paul in the news. Not to say others don't, I just don't. It's as though he's not there.

Mass deception...you're better off not even watching them.

I'm not saying I'm a Ron Paul supporter, but there are a few here on Current. I've been curious as to what his supporters feel about how he's treated by the media. Like Gingrich, you here very little about him now. He's out of site, out of mind.

And Republicans want to keep it that way, Ron Paul has a history, I don't want to get into that.

Because it's that way, your eyes aren't fooling you.

Ron Paul supporters are mad as he** and they're showing it, the media is not showing how mad they are.

Sorry,freespirit, The media did not pick Romney, the fractured Republican voters did. You hear nothing about Paul in the media because he has ceased to matter. Does anyone think that the rethugs will not use their super delegates to assure Romney a first ballot victory? They will not allow a convention fight to disrupt the propoganda that will be spewing forth from them from the beginning to the end, Republicans don't fall in love with candidates, they fall in line. It's part of their brownshirt mentality.

And that's a good thing...... about Paul and Gingrich and Santorum and Perry and Bachman and Cain and.........................

It just wouldn't be the same around here without you.

Yes, you're right about the fractured Republican voters. I did see an interview and the voters said that even though they've voted for others they'd end up voting for Romney. Thanks CoraJ, wise commentary as always.

Truth!

Thank you. It wouldn't be the same without you either, you post the best threads.