From Andrew Sullivan’s “The Daily Dish:”
“But the deeper reason to support Ron Paul is a simple one. The great forgotten principles of the current Republican party are freedom and toleration. Paul’s federalism, his deep suspicion of Washington power, his resistance to government spending, debt and inflation, his ability to grasp that not all human problems are soluble, least of all by government: these are principles that made me a conservative in the first place. No one in the current field articulates them as clearly and understands them as deeply as Paul. He is a man of faith who nonetheless sees a clear line between religion and politics. More than all this, he has somehow ignited a new movement of those who love freedom and want to rescue it from the do-gooding bromides of the left to the Christianist meddling of the right. The Paulites’ enthusiasm for liberty, their unapologetic defense of core conservative principles, their awareness that in the new millennium, these principles of small government, self-reliance, cultural pluralism, and a humble foreign policy are more necessary than ever – no lover of liberty can stand by and not join them.
He’s the real thing in a world of fakes and frauds. And in a primary campaign where the very future of conservatism is at stake, that cannot be ignored. In fact, it demands support.”
read the entire endorsement:
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2007/12/ron-paul-for-th.html#more
3 Comments
Amen…
Despite the fact that Ron Paul has raised more money in the fourth quarter than all other Republican candidates, and possibly Democrats as well…. Despite the fact that Ron Paul has larger attendance at his campaign rallies than any other Republican candidate… Despite the fact that Ron Paul has received more support and donations from veterans and active military personnel than any other presidential candidate of either party… Despite that fact that Ron Paul has literally 16 times more unpaid grassroots volunteers around the country (through Meetup.com) than any other candidate .. The mainstream media still call him a “longshot” candidate and an “underdog”. The mainstream media still want people to believe that Giuliani, Romney, and Huckabee are the “frontrunners”, all because of the extremel y inaccurate “national polls” that are almost always proven wrong on primary election day.
Since when does a “longshot”, “bottom tier”, “underdog” candidate raise $6.4 million in a single day from nearly 60,000 individual donors or $20 million in a single quarter from over 120,000 individuals donors!!? I would really like to know!
What about that Stormfront money that Ron Paul accepted?