2012 U.S. Presidential Election

[Kantor]

Viper1 said:

Kantor said:

Viper1 said:

Kantor said:
Whom do I want to win? Gary Johnson. He's like Ron Paul, but not batshit insane.

Whom do I think will win? Ron Paul or (ugh) Mitt Romney. I'm not sure if Ron Paul's insanity is just an act, but even if it isn't, he's still better than that Romney creep.

I still think Obama can win the next election if he stops being idealistic (hasn't really helped him so far, his idealism) and listens to the Republicans and deals with the budget deficit. Osama gave him a temporary boost, but that's already dying down. The economy is most Americans' greatest concern, so he really needs to fix that.

What specifically makes Ron Paul batshit insane?  Everything I see about the guy is far more sane than all the other candidates running (Gary Johnson isn't bad though).

Five quick reasons why he's insane: http://newsflavor.com/opinions/five-reasons-why-ron-paul-is-insane/

To add to that, he also wants to leave NATO and abolish all state funded education. He voted against civil rights and is ridiculously in favour of state government power - his answer to pretty much everything is "let the states decide". Gay marriage, abortion, human rights... meh, Texas and Tenessee can handle it >_>

If that link plus your short list (though he never voted against the Civil Rights act since that was before his time in office) is why he's considered batshit insance, perhaps that's why we've let our country fail so hard.

Apologies, he wasn't in Congress then, but he has spoken out against the Civil Rights Act.

Even ignoring that, you think these are good ideas? An end to state education, leaving NATO and the UN, reverting to the Gold Standard, the fact that he's happy to see America run as fifty different countries?

Yes, he's a libertarian, and that's fantastic. He's also a massive idealist, and his idealism puts that of Obama to shame. He thinks the country can run without income tax. He thinks the world will be happy and and America will be safe with no alliances. He thinks the free market is so brilliant that it can guarantee a good education for millions of children.

Admit it. That makes him crazy.