Ron Paul won straw poll at CPAC  

That's kind of what I think, he is a very good candidate. There won't be anyone besides Obama running as a democrat so it would be great if the republicans could present a good candidate like him. I think he should run as an independent if he doesn't get the republican nomination.

But like I've said before I really dislike the fact that he's against abortion rights. I strongly believe that a woman should have the right to choose, and if it's against their beliefs to have an abortion, that's fine. It's not really the business of the government.

Debater....if Ron Paul were on the ballot in 2012 as the nominee, would you support and vote for him? even over Obama? (come on bud...dont break my heart here)....

X, that would be a very difficult vote for me. I think the big thing would be who is VP would be, and if he pulls a McCain and moves to the right to get the right wing/religious nut base of the GOP. I thought a lot of McCain in the 1990's when he stood up for what he believed in, and pissed off the GOP. But, at some point if you want to become president you have to move further toward the base.

This is why I think we need a viable third party so that people like Paul, and McCain can be themselves instead of what a party leadership wants them to be. If McCain would have acted like he did before Bush was elected, and had balls and left the GOP in 2000 after what Bush did to him, he could have been the spokesman for the new party. But, we all know how that happens.

I don't like his stance on Abortion, but if he is true to his word and is more of a states rights man, than that won't be as much of an issue.

I think one thing we can be sure of with Dr. Paul is he donesn't really bend or lean with political wind. I think the last republican primary demonstrated that pretty well and a great man was demonized and marginalised for it. A lot of folks are rethinking him now though, lessons learned maybe?
I would like to see him grab someone like Wayne Allin root as a running mate, maybe evev Bobb Barr if he doesn't run for the Libertarian party again.
I agree 110% we need a viable third party. I also know alot of changes need to be made for a viable third party to have a shot. But the two existing parties fight that tooth and nail, it seems almost an unwinnable vicious circle. The only thing that will bring a viable third party now is the growing grassroots and the growing outrage of people in this country, it needs to be an insurmountable ground swell and vigilant people who do not allow that ground swell to be hijacked.

I have said for years that we need to take the money out of politics, but it only seems to get worse. Part of the reason a third party candidate can't win is because of the cost to run an election. I was listening to someone talk a few months ago, and he said that congress has unlimited postage to use in elections, which keeps the incumbents in office, and puts a third party at a further disadvantage. I would actually like to see him pick a Joe Liberman, or a real fun ticket would be Jesse Ventura. But, either way I think the only way you are going to see him on a ticket in two years is under a third party banner, but he needs to do something soon. he isn't getting any younger.

"but he needs to do something soon. he isn't getting any younger. "
ROFL!!! aint that the truth? seen him lately? He looks like asss.

X, wouldn't you like to see a Paul/Ventura ticket. I would love to see Jesse "The Body" Ventura debating Joe Biden. That would be some funny $hit there!!

ROFLMAO!!!! It would be a debate lasting about 3 seconds, 2 of those seconds would be the time it takes joe to go to the ground after Ventura knocks him out.

It would be MTV's "celebrity death match" of the century.

I would love to hear Jesse talking about black helicopters, and conspiracy theories. Wouldn't you love to see him and Paul put all of our national secrets on the web the day they are elected. At the very lest it would either quiet your tin hat friends, or would prove they are far more intelligent than the rest of us.

I cringed when they brought out D1ck....cried when they applauded him...and almost had a nearvous break down when he mentioned running in 2012..
So, if Ron Paul ends up throwing his hat in the ring in 2012, would you register as a republican and support him in the primaries?

Possibly unless another republican or independent comes out who I like better (which I doubt). I like Ron Paul's ideas on foreign policy and civil liberties for the most part. That would also depend if he supports breaking the monopolies big banks and insurance companies have on the market.