Fellow Democrats, please hear me. We must take action during the Republican primary if the American ideals ingrained in us as kids are to remain within our grasp.
The Bush administration turned this country into a land of opportunity for the rich. Treating corporations as individuals in return for campaign contributions killed individual freedoms. Almost every politician in office has in the interim succumbed to the lure of entitlements generated by this new brand of government of the people, by the rich, for the rich. The American people themselves, subjected to this treatment for so long, have by imperceptible degrees come to accept it.
Concerning the Republican primary, Ron Paul is the only candidate who has his feet on the ground and his head on straight. He actually believes that America belongs to the people, and he's unorthodox enough to want to wrestle it back for us from the corporations and rich elite. I don't know whether it would be possible for a Democrat to register as a Republican and vote for Ron Paul in the primary. But if so, that's what I would urge all self-respecting Democrats to do - even if you don't want Ron Paul as President. The reason is quite simple: Ron Paul is less likely beat Obama than Newt Gingrich is.
I don't know much about politics, but I know what I don't like. And I don't like the idea of Newt Gingrich getting anywhere near the possibility of running for President. If we want wars of aggression on foreign soil, government-awarded private industry reparation contracts in the aftermath of those wars, government-awarded private industry mercenary forces fomenting terrorism around the globe, government awarded blank checks on the American public's bank accounts to underwrite bailouts for private industry auto, banking, mortgage, and insurance companies whose CEOs are rewarded with multi-million dollar annual bonuses, and/or government positions, for engineering those failures, a greater flood of Chinese imports like tainted milk, kids' toys trimmed in colorful lead paint, and poisoned pet food, not to mention junk that fails to work right out of the box, and deregulation enough to enable the pharmaceutical industry to narcotize every child in America before they reach puberty, then Newt's our man.
A choice in November between Barack Obama and Ron Paul is infinitely preferable in my mind. Gingrich will win the primary unless Democrats intercede. With the Republicans' history of stealing elections, simply having Gingrich in the running might result in his becoming President. A choice between Obama and Paul, on the other hand, seems like a win/win situation to me.
Registering as a Republican might present a terrible moral dilemma to anyone with a sense of integrity. But now's the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country. Politics is a dirty, dirty game, and Democrats typically don't like to get dirty. We'll adhere to propriety and shoot ourselves in the foot. We'll take the high road and reach for the sky as we step off the cliff. Republicans don't give two shits about integrity, even though they would lay down their lives for whatever Newt Gingrich tells them integrity is.
Fellow Democrats. Know your enemy. Please take time to view Ron Paul's comments on YouTube, as well as the comments of the other candidates. You will see, as I have, that he is the only sane one among them. The rest are blinded by their privileged status and gargantuan egos. Don't think that Ron Paul can't win. He can if you will just vote for him.
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