Ok, Conservatives, we're down to two real choices now.

If Ron Paul is your choice, then by all means, vote your conscience! I could see myself voting for Ron Paul, but I still have reservations about his "Blame America First" crap.

I have heard a bit of the blame America crap as you put it, but I agree with so much else that he stands for that I can't really let that make me choose another candidate. I'm willing to chalk it up to a poor choice of words used to make a more valid point. There are places we don't need to be and money we don't need to spend. At the very least I have faith that he would never go on an apology tour validating all the anti-American crap from Europe. Either way you and I will both vote for who we feel is the best candidate and I know we'll respect each other's choice. We agree on a lot of things, choice of candidates just isn't one of them.

I know you and I agree on a good many things ted, but I think there are some areas where we do part ways (at least seemingly). To describe Ron Paul's foreign policy ideals as "blame America first" is not only over simplifying things, but not wholly accurate. It is not so much a "blame America first" thing as it is just a recognition that some things the U.S. has done has pyssed some people off. It is a recognition that some of these things have also been things we probably shouldn't have done and that we have in fact interfered in things we really shouldn't have. Yes, there are people out there who want to kill us and would still probably want to do so had we not done some of the things we have in the last 50 years. But, there are also a lot of beds we have made ourselves. It has taken me a long time to recognize that, a lot of soul searching and a lot of candid contemplation. I'm not saying Paul is 100% right on all his foreign policy, but he is probably more there than most (probably about 90-95%) and more importantly, is blatantly honest about it. Some of the things he says may not really be things we want to hear, but they are things we need to hear. Had we listened to these things a long time ago, we might well not have half the foreign policy problems we do today. Another point he makes repeatedly, though is lost in the sound bite media world, is that these foreign policy issues are very relevant and directly tied to many of our economic issues.

Fair enough.

There's a problem with me voting for Ron Paul... I don' support him. But I wholeheartedly support your decision to vote for him if you want... and even though I'm not Ron Paul supporter, that doesn't mean I won't vote for him if I decide he's the best for the job. But none of the other conservatives running are really even worth considering anymore.

Oh, few things drive me crazier than the completely irrational and dishonest "you'll waste your vote" crap. The only wasted vote is the one never cast.

Oh my god.... your one of them... You won't waste your vote. I mean cool. I am also one of those people if the GOP doesn't pick Ron Paul the person the party does pick will have to be near where Ron Paul stands on Foreign and Domestic Policy or at least close to it for me to vote for them or I might end up voting for either Ron Paul via write in or voting for a third party candidate why because I won't waste my vote. So I want to respect your choice in picking who you think is best for the job and not just going with who ever someone either the media or some other form of influence besides yourself wants you to vote for. Doesn't stop me from trying to get you through reason and logic to sway to Ron Paul's side. I just don't really see any other actual conservatives on the field all of them are for massive government invasion of personal space and are all for violating the Constitution with Wars that congress doesn't need to sign off on. Anyway thanks for respecting the way I am going to vote and I respect and thank you for voting for who you think is going to do the best job. i will leave you with this Quote "We will bankrupt ourselves in the vain search for absolute security." ~Dwight D. Eisenhower

So you're going with the CPUSA?

Thanks for clarifying!

No dude, I am just saying, this country F@@@ed up and they need to fix it. I could care less for republicans or democrats. They are the problem as I see it. Instead of fighting like little kids in a school yard and calling names to one another, they should all get their heads out of their @ss and make america work again. I do not consider myself a republican or a democrat. I just think that the people want the country to be able to be great again. If we keep on going like this, we will be a third world country. I heard Donald Trump speak about some of the problems he sees and I agreed with the one that he said, we should stop spending all this money and stop giving away all this money to other countries. We also need to bring industry back home to america. Out sourcing jobs is not the answer. Look back and remember how this country let the japanese basically take over the auto industry here in america. Now if I were president at the time, I would have let GM and Chrysler fall. Ford was the only one that did not take a bail out. What the hell was this country thinking? I also would have let the banks fail. Why should the government bail them out? They screwed up. So, no I am not a communist and never will be. I also think that the people should be able to vote on issues that are happening in this country, like the debt ceiling issue. It seems to me that when any of these politicians become part of the upper crust, they forget all bout the people and it becomes all about what they can get out of it.

When will Americans realize that the entire purpose of Primary Elections precludes party unity. It is literally party members against each other. There is no reason for party unity during this time. It is also stupid to think that this, in any way, equates to problems in the general election. Of course no single Republican candidate has enough support to beat any Democrat candidate yet. The party members haven't chosen a nominee yet. Party unity can only happen AFTER the primaries, when there is a nominee to rally around.

Well, whether or not YOU can support either is a different question. So who are you willing to support?

Have you seen what Politico says about Perry? That he's not a true conservative? While I would question any site that's not conservative itself trying to define a conservative, it does have some things to consider - like Perry's opinions on illegals and borders. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/61076.html

I'm not thrilled with anyone yet, actually. I am like most others who say they'll vote for anyone who is running against Obama, but it would be great if it was someone who aligned with most conservatives on most things.