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by rmgin January 7, 2008 6:40 PM EST
This is just one of several signs that Ron Paul is defining the debate. Even the media is beginning to come around.
It''s a shame, though, that Giuliani, Thompson, McCain and Romney are still patronizing and derisive to Dr. Paul. It almost makes you want to vote for Obama.
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by notaxman January 7, 2008 6:39 PM EST
Hello CBS readers
Just a note. Beware of those politicians who brag about having a budget surplus. This is your money. Huckabee and Romney are two that have. This money should be returned to the taxpayer. I lived in Nevada and they had a tax surplus. What did they do? They returned it to the taxpayers! Again, THEY RETURNED IT TO THE TAXPAYER! What a refreshing idea, pay to much, get money back!
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by coolworl January 7, 2008 5:43 PM EST
So how is he suppose to stop over spending? By adding more troops? That''s what Huckabee was preaching during his debate.
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by pbnightingal January 7, 2008 5:36 PM EST
How unoriginal of Huckabee. He (or his campaign advisors) are very astute men. It would be beneficial for him to take the platform of Ron Paul, even when his past history of taxation and mishandling of funds negates the very thing he pretends to stand for. Mike Huckabee is a joke wrapped in the Chuck Norris'' purple belt of buffoonery.
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by vilyn1 January 7, 2008 5:26 PM EST
p.s. CBS really needs to put Ron Paul on the main page links. He could take RudeE''s spot since nobody clicks on that anyway. Thanks
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by sleuth51 January 7, 2008 5:23 PM EST
If I had any favorable impressions of Baptists, Huckabee not only wiped that out, but I''m starting to feel positively antagonistic towards Baptist preachers. He defiled a pulpit in NH yesterday, rallying the "Christians" as part of God''s army... get the message? We need to take over government. How about taking care of God''s parishes and pastorates, and keeping religion out of politics. I am compelled not to vote for Huckabee on account of his attempt to corner the Christian vote. I''m not electing a president of the Southern Baptist Union. I''m electing a president of the Unites States of America. We need a statesman in the White House. We need Ron Paul. Now Huckabee steals Ron Paul%u2019s message, hoping to win over the Paul supporters. We%u2019re not that stupid dude! Your church members are the gullible ones. We are the people of the Constitution.
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by vilyn1 January 7, 2008 5:22 PM EST
Yes Joy, I have noticed. And although Huck is the worst (and most obvious) the others'' are doing it as well. Funny thing is when the other candidates say "the constitution" they make it sound like a dirty word or an afterthought. When Dr. Paul says he will uphold the constitution you KNOW it''s true and that he''s the only one who can be trusted. God bless Dr. Paul!
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by sleuth51 January 7, 2008 5:16 PM EST
If I had any favorable impressions of Baptists, Huckabee not only wiped that out, but I''m starting to feel positively antagonistic towards Baptist preachers. He defiled a pulpit in NH yesterday, rallying the "Christians" as part of God''s army... get the message? We need to take over government. How about taking care of God''s parishes and pastorates, and keeping religion out of politics. I am compelled not to vote for Huckabee on account of his attempt to corner the Christian vote. I''m not electing a president of the Southern Baptist Union. I''m electing a president of the Unites States of America. We need a statesman in the White House. We need Ron Paul. Now Huckabee steals Ron Paul%u2019s message, hoping to win over the Paul supporters. We%u2019re not that stupid dude! Your church members are the gullible ones. We are the people of the Constitution.
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by Republicae January 7, 2008 5:12 PM EST
The one issue that is likely to propel Ron Paul to the top of the electoral charts is the rapid decline of the economy; since Dr. Paul is the only candidate that has a substantial knowledge of economic principles in this election it will prove a valuable asset as more and more people recognize the dismal direction our economy is headed.

Gold is giving off A BIG RED FLAG at the moment as it inches toward $900.00 per ounce. The fiat monetary systems of the entire world are based solely on a foundation of debt and all are facing the same fate.

Dr. Paul is the only candidate that is even addressing those issues.

Our nation%u2019s wealth is now almost completely borrowed with both private and public debt soaring to heights that boggle the imagination.

Today it takes over $20,000.00 to buy what $3692.00 bought in 1970; that wealth has been, in a very real sense, been stolen from each of us through the devaluation of the currency.

Today, if you think in terms of the purchasing power per dollar per hour then an hourly wage of $15.00 today only has the effective purchasing power of $2.77 per hour. That money has been siphoned away from the value of the labor of each and every one of us. We are basically becoming a feudal society paying rents and tribute to those who manage our lives through economic central planning.
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by xabefromanx-2009 January 7, 2008 4:54 PM EST
I saw him speak on New Years Day in Sergeant Bluff Iowa. He may be repeating some of Ron Paul''s rhetoric but you can bet the farm that he doesn''t really understand it. That day I saw him he told his supporters that if they knew that any of their neighbors were going to caucus for another candidate they should lie to them about when and where the caucuses were to take place. He asked them to shovel snow in their neighbors driveways so they could not get out to the caucus. He even told his supporters to invite their friends to dinner and when they get in the car "throw a baloney sandwich at them and take them to the caucus" against their will. And a week before that he took a news crew on a pheasant hunt and after killing one bird he held it up and said "this is what I am going to do to anyone who does not vote for me." Please remember that this is a man who claims to be a minister asking other Christians to lie, cheat and betray their friends and neighbors. And on top of all of that insanity. When he finally finished his diatribe and was answering questions. He was asked a question by a man who ran a small company on the Nasdaq. The question was about Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and how devastatingly costly compliance is for smaller companies. Huckabee referred that man to the "FairTax." Which as you know if have a brain has nothing to do with SOX compliance. He has no idea about matters of business and economics. And arguably has no inkling about the concept of ethics or morality.
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