Ah, Ron Paul. He was viewed as ‘that’ candidate, the one that was simply taking up airtime in the Republican debates. Pundits might like him for his soundbites, but no one thinks he actually has a shot. However, Paul seems to be surging (maybe not in the polls, but give the guy a break).
The Wall Street Journal notes that Paul hopes to raise $10 million today through 100,000 activists donating $100,000 each. You can track his progress here.
Ok, so he might have the money. But what does he actually stand for?
On Iraq: "The war in Iraq was sold to us with false information. The area is more dangerous now than when we entered it. We destroyed a regime hated by our direct enemies, the jihadists, and created thousands of new recruits for them. This war has cost more than 3,000 American lives, thousands of seriously wounded, and hundreds of billions of dollars. We must have new leadership in the White House to ensure this never happens again."
On Abortion "Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided, but not because the Supreme Court presumed to legalize abortion rather than ban it. Roe was wrongly decided because abortion simply is not a constitutional issue. There is not a word in the text of that document, nor in any of its amendments, that conceivably addresses abortion."
He already ran for President in 1988 as a Libertarian, so he has the experience. The Economist seems to like him. He is even airing advertisements in NH:
Let's be serious. There is no way Dr. Paul can win the Republican nomination (The doctor in his name comes from his 30 years as a obstetrician and gynecologist). But that's what they said about Navy Football on Saturday and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey team. To be continued...
