[TheRealThing]

So your position is that we keep the military bases around the world 600+ so that we have a deterrent. Nuclear Weapons are only a deterrent to Russia and China and no other countries. (1) I think I got your position.

Other questions to consider:

(2) Could we consolidate some of these bases?

(3) Which one is a greater threat to our liberty and freedom... the possible threat of some country bombing us or our massive debt?

(1) I'd like to think so, but I doubt it.

(2) Let me know once you get a high level position in the Dept. of Defense.

(3) This is part of what you don't seem to get. We don't have the luxury of picking only one of the two to concentrate our efforts on. But, here is the logical order of priorities; first- we protect our country, our own sovereignty is first order of business, we have to make sure we have a nation to worry about right? second- live within a managable deficit, it's okay to borrow some money as long as we can justify doing so when projected budgets demonstrate national liquidity to that end.

Your charge that there are no differences in the two parties is rediculous. Name one republican congress that has failed to present a yearly federal budget as law requires, much less four in a row. To date, only the Democrats have shown the nerve to run roughshod over federal law. Democrats are purposely avoiding a federal budget because the know they can't come close to justifying doing so either by accounting terms or ethical terms. On a side note, you haven't come close to justifying your contempt for the conservative principles Ron Paul has spent a notable political career espousing.