Posted by
Mike on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 12:23:49 PM
http://www.westernperspective.com/
Overlooking his pecadillos dredged up from decades old newsletters, Ron Paul presents a formidable challenge against Establishment political beliefs. Among the three leading Republican candidates, Paul is paleo-conservative, Gingrich is neo-conservative, and Romney is, well, just plain conservative.
Why is it that the "anybody-but-Romney" Republicans in the media are not now enthusiastically backing Paul? They would have backed a potential rapist, serial sexual harasser and alleged adulterer rather than support Mitt Romney whom they wrongly perceive as being too liberal. Or is it simply old-fashioned religious bigotry?
It is really a question of priorities. Paul's alleged anti-semitism and racism could actually gain him some fringe votes against Obama, and are not nearly as bad as Obama's subsidization of abortion as part of Obamacare. Youthful idiocy is excusable. If American voters were properly educated, Paul would win and Obama would lose.
The same holds true for Romney. Like Ronald Reagan, Romney has shown a consistent trajectory in the right direction, away from abortion rights and big government toward rational, limited government. More importantly, abortion can be put to a halt through gradual acceptance of the value of life. Romney could help bring those not fully committed on-board.