[ronald_reagan]

In all honesty I placed him last because, I know very little about Ron Paul, basically just what I've seen during portions of the debates in which he did not receive much air time.

I've not listened to a lot of the Democratic debates, but the reason I placed Richardson in the no. 2 spot is because his stance on education got my attention when he said, he wanted higher wages for teachers, adding more math and sicence teachers and making college more affordable for everyone. Other candidates may have the same or similar plans, but Richardson is the only one that I know of.

Ron Paul is the number 1 fundraiser for this quarter of all republicans, and for good reason. He's the only TRUE conservative. Fred Thompson being second because of his views on federalism.

Let me give you some info on Ron though, that seperates him from other republicans and ALL in congress for that matter:

He has never voted to raise taxes.
He has never voted for an unbalanced budget.
He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership.
He has never voted to raise congressional pay.
He has never taken a government-paid junket.
He has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch.

He voted against the Patriot Act.
He voted against regulating the Internet.
He voted against the Iraq war.

He does not participate in the lucrative congressional pension program.
He returns a portion of his annual congressional office budget to the U.S. treasury every year.

Congressman Paul introduces numerous pieces of substantive legislation each year, more than any single member of Congress.

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Ron Paul wants to Abolish the IRS. He wants to return power back to the states to do whats best for ITS citizens, and not what a little more than 500 people think is best in a city far away.

Look into this man's beliefs... if you don't like them, thats respectable. But as they say, don't knock it till you've tried it. I say, don't count this man out.

As of now, I'm projecting him to finish 3rd or 4th in Iowa with about 12% and a 2nd or 3rd place finish NH. If he doesn't do these, his campaign is over. But he has the cash, the ideas, and the momentum.

He's got my vote as of now. Then Fred.