Libertarians for Ron Paul

“…Ron Paul is to the Republicans of 2008 as Howard Dean was to the Democrats of 2004: the one candidate speaking out prominently against the war when his colleagues were silent or supportive. Since politics, like nature, abhors a vacuum, we shouldn’t be surprised that he’s starting to take off online.”

Micah Sifry continues his analysis of why the Netroots are climbing on Ron Paul’s bandwagon: http://www.techpresident.com/node/361#comment-675

Jim Pinkerton has a good column in “Newsday” on how Ron Paul is shaking up the race. He notes that “…Paul is viewed dimly by top Republicans - the party loyalists, social-issue-regulators and neoconservative militarists who have come to dominate the GOP.”

Read the rest here http://tinyurl.com/yow6md

Strategic Vision Poll of Iowa voters includes a question for Republicans:

5. Do you favor a withdrawal of all United States military from Iraq within the next six months? (Republicans Only)
Yes 54%
No 37%
Undecided 9%

Complete Poll results @ http://strategicvision.biz/political/iowa_poll_052307.htm

Congressman Ron Paul will be in studio this Friday night (11:00 p.m. ET) for an interview with Bill Maher.  P.J. O’Rourke and Ben Affleck will join Maher to discuss the issues with Dr. Paul.  “Real Time” is on HBO.

Congressman Ron Paul has opposed the Iraq War because it has taken our attention and our resources away from the hunt for Osama Bin Laden, and the fight against Al Qaeda, the real criminals of 9/11.

Congressman Paul has noted that the U.S. government continues to regard Pakistan as an ally, and provide aid to its government, even as it tolerates a growing Taliban style Islamist movement, and may even be harboring Osama Bin Laden and associates. Paul also notes that Pakistan has nuclear weapons.

The Cato Institute has published several papers on the Extremist Threat in Pakistan: “Extremist, Nuclear Pakistan:An Emerging Threat” by Subodh Atal http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa472.pdf

“The Real Threat of New Terrorism is From Pakistan” by Leon T. Hadar  http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=6669

Ron Paul’s real concern with America’s security is drawing interest from Intelligence professionals and others who are concerned with the extremist threat to America.

Congressman Ron Paul delivered a special order speech to the House of Representatives on Patriotism. A video along with transcript here: http://www.antiwar.com/paul/?articleid=11015

Congressman Ron Paul has in recent years been the principal sponsor of The Liberty Amendment to end the federal income tax. The Liberty Amendment would also end federal government programs that are not authorized by the Constitution.

Congressman Paul’s statement in support of The Liberty Amendment: http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2003/cr013003c.htm

More information on The Liberty Amendment is available here: http://www.libertyamendment.org/

Michael Scheuer was head of the CIA unit monitoring Osama Bin Laden, and he has written to www.antiwar.com to back up Ron Paul’s contention that American foreign policy has motivated Islamic extremists to attack America.

He writes “… Representative Paul did all Americans an immense service by simply pointing out the obvious: Our Islamist enemies do not give a damn about the way we vote, think, or live. Though any country they ruled would surely not look like ours, they are motivated by the belief that U.S. foreign policy is an attack on Islam, its lands, and its believers. This, of course, is not to say that America is to blame for the war it is now engaged in…” read the rest here http://tinyurl.com/2lz62h 

Congressman Ron Paul has a clear record of opposing big government, voting against government programs, and even opposing special benefits for his district.
The National Taxpayer’s Union has called him “The Taxpayer’s Best Friend” and consistently rated him high on their Congressional Scoreboard http://tinyurl.com/2rsd4o 

According to TRIM (Tax Reform Immediately) Congressman Paul always votes for lower taxes and less government http://www.trimonline.org/bulletin/108-5/texas/TX14.pdf