Presidental Election 2008

An amazing thing occurred on December 16; Republican Presidential Candidate Ron Paul raised a record $6.026 Million dollars in a 24 hour period as reported by the associated press. This despite a lack of main stream media exposure and with the main stream political pundits not giving his candidacy any credible chance of survival, much less a chance to be the Republican nominee.

This confirms to me one thing! That there is a conservative grass roots movement in this country that is fed up with the status quo. They are sick and tired of the way this country has been going and are demanding change.

For over a generation now, collectively as a nation, we have been taxing the productive part of our society and subsidizing the unproductive part. I am no economist but am smart enough to understand that if you tax something you will get less of it, and if you subsidize something you will get more of it. This is just plain good ole common sense. As a nation we continue to plunge deeper and deeper into debt, no matter which political party has been at the helm. The exponential growth of our public debt is no doubt the greatest danger to our freedom we face as a nation. I am not the only American who thinks of public debt this way. Thomas Jefferson wrote, "To preserve [the] independence [of the people,] we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude.” --Thomas Jefferson to Nathaniel Macon, 1821. (*) FE 10:193

Some have told me I am wasting my vote. That Ron Paul has no chance of winning that I should support a more main stream candidate. But I, like many Americans, are fed up with candidates who run on a conservative agenda but once in office transform themselves and govern as free spending liberals plunging us deeper into debt, and burdening us with more and more wasteful nonworking government programs. I do not buy the argument that I should support the lesser of two evils for fear of wasting my vote. I only need to look at my children and grandchildren to know where my vote should go. My vote goes to Ron Paul, the only true conservative running for President.

No matter what the outcome of the election in 2008, this grassroots conservative movement will continue to grow in popularity and strength and will be a force to contend with in the years to come. It is our heritage and destiny to claim the very freedom that is the foundation of our great republic. The cost of freedom and liberty is great. It has always been great. Men and women of our history sacrificed their all to free us from tyrannical oppression.

I encourage all those who love liberty and freedom to stand up and be counted. For us to do anything less would be an affront to those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom and heritage. We owe it to our children and grandchildren to ensure a free America. For us to do anything less would be reckless and irresponsible.

To view Ron Paul’s positions on the issues go here www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/
To support the candidacy of Ron Paul go here http://www.ronpaul2008.com/