Yay, Ron Paul!

Yay, Ron Paul!
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I emailed our friend George in Arkansas to ask if he was supporting Mike Huckabee for president since he was a fellow Arkansasyer. I was surprised to get a response that said No, George is supporting Dr. Ron Paul, quite literally, and provided some proof. Ha!

I believe this was Monday, the day Paul raised 4.2 million in 24 hours, breaking most if not all the records. We're currently sitting at 7.7 million.

Most of you will say so what, rich people give money and that means nothing of a candidate's support. Campaign finance law sets the maximum contribution per person at $2300, which means if Bill Gates decides to support a candidate, he can only give the person $2300. The cool thing about Ron Paul's campaign bonanza on Monday was that it was from over 37,000 donors, which means the average donation was just over 100 bucks per person. Wow.

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Ron Paul - President in 2008

I've never been much into politics in the past, but I'm really excited about one particular presidential candidate for 2008: Ron Paul.

He's the only GOP candidate who does what he says. He actually votes for lower taxes; he actually voted against the war in Iraq; he actually follows the constitution and the original intent of the founding fathers of this nation.

He has a unique yet sensible message.

There's a GOP debate on CNN tonight -- you know I'll be watching.

Update: Seems Ron was largely ignored in the debate (at least for the small portion I was able to watch anyway), but he did manage to get a few words in edgewise: