The Political Inquirer

As most of you know, I am generally against the war in Iraq. I favor protests against the United States’s foreign policy, and agree with Representative Ron Paul on how foreign policy should be conducted. I do not, however, condone Code Pink. They are, in my view, a whacky organization not bent on remembering the [...]

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Ron Paul’s book, The Revolution: A Manifesto is officially out today. Pick up a copy if you’re interested in seeing the reasoning behind his (and my) belief in peace, prosperity, capitalism, and small government.

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This time of year is usually “down-time” for politics. Things get boring as people prepare for the ‘good news’ that starts during May and June. Right now is a really bad time, and I’ve gotten tired of it. The Hillary-Barack race has gone on far too long, leading to hatred on both sides. Republicans are [...]

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About half of the 1300 delegates to the Nevada Republican Convention were Ron Paul supporters (Paul made 2nd place in the state to Mitt Romney during January), embarrassing the McCain campaign, according to the Las Vegas Sun.
Rep. Ron Paul, a Republican with a libertarian’s heart, followed his second-place finish in Nevada’s January presidential caucus by [...]

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From Andrew Sullivan:
Hats off to the rEVOLution: Ron Paul will come out of his home state with around 127,000 votes, giving him around 974,000 votes total for the caucuses and primaries that have wrapped thus far. He’ll undoubtedly hit one million for the whole primary season: More than Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson, or John Edwards.:
One [...]

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Just in the case no one noticed, there has been very little mainstream news reporting on Ron Paul since January 1st. Some American bloggers in Europe that support Ron Paul noted that now that he has no chance of gaining the nomination, the media is starting to talk about him and the after effects of [...]

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Wars end. Despite the intent of the United States government to wage unending wars on poverty, drugs, and terrorists, history tells us wars always end.
Sometimes it is at the eleventh hour, upon the precipice of some fresh armageddon. Other times the end comes after the holocaust.
We have been five years in Iraq. [...]

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Ron Paul is continuing to get some momentum .. perhaps no longer for a presidential run, but in terms of getting people to think on economics.
The latest one from the FOX business network:
Time to listen to Texas Congressman Ron Paul, the lone voice of reason in Congress today who’s got to feel like he’s shouting [...]

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Hillary Clinton has a religious faith in Alan Greenspan:
“Not only that, but the Fed didn’t act while he was there. But he has a calming influence still to this day on Wall Street — don’t ask me why because I never understand what he’s saying — but nevertheless people respond to that Delphic oracle approach. [...]

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Newsweek interviewed Ron Paul on why he’s still in the race for the Republican nomination.
OK, but at some point you’ve got to think “enough is enough.” When do you decide it’s time to throw in the towel?
I will keep campaigning for as [...]

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Even last year, Alaska was a very favorable place to Congressman Ron Paul, who even won some local polls there. Although he did not win the state, the fight to change the Republican platform there did not stop, with continued work from local representatives and county delegates for Paul, new resolutions were passed for the [...]

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