Ronnie

All right. So I will try and keep this short and not preach. Our debt is out of control. Anybody with a 5th grade math education and an internet hook-up can tell that. It is 14.7 trillion and going up 4 billion a day. No candidate for the Republican primary is talking about any real cuts except one, Ron Paul. Some talk about vauge cuts over the next ten years, but in ten years the dollar will be about as valuable as Stephen Garcia's draft stock. Some of the candidates even talk of a war with Iran. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have, most importantly, cost us over 6,000 soldier's lives and over 32,000 wounded. The cost financially is already at least 2.3 trillion and probably at least another trillion over the next 50 years caring for our wounded veterans. A war with Iran would cost at least as much in human lives and financially. Anyone who suggests that is a good plan of action is dilusional or in bed with defense contractors and probably both.

I know I sound like a hippie in the 60s but these wars aren't wars of defense. If some country showed up on our shores and attacked us I would be all for fighting them until the last one was dead. But, the fighting over there only creates more terrorists. Sept. 11th was awful and revenge was on everyone's mind. But every attacker but one was from Saudi Arabia, so we attack Iraq and Afghanistan? The reason they were from Saudi is because terrorists are ten times more likely to be from a country where the US has a military presence. They hate us over there! Does that justify Sept. 11th? No. But it tells you that after the attack people like Bin Laden were hoping we would attack and help his recruitment. We did and it has.

You may not agree with the fact that leaving the Middle East would actually make us safer. You may think they will always hate us no matter what we do (even though in the early part of this century the US was well respected in the region). But, look some stuff up for yourselves. Don't just let the media tell us it's the only way. Besides whether you agree with the war or not, we can't afford it. This is the best and only way to make quick spending cuts that would not hurt anyone and even save a few lives.

Today is a big day for Ron Paul. He is being ignored by the media, because he is the only person for real change and change scares the rich folks bank rolling TV channels. So today he is trying a grass roots movement to collect so much money he cannot be ignored. If you like/love Ron Paul (and truly feel he is the only hope for our struggling country) then please give him money. If you don't know anything about him go to his website: www.ronpaul2012.com. Search his name on you tube. Watch the Jon Stewart interview. It is hilarious. His views may seem shocking at first, because we have gone so far down the wrong road that correct principles seem foreign and crazy. His principles are the same as guys named Washington, Jefferson, Franklin and Madison. He isn't crazy. Crazy is this massive debt. But, please don't let me decide for you. Don't let the media decide for you. Don't let anyone convince you he can't win. Cain is rocketing up and he stands for nothing really. People are dying for an intelligent, principled leader who will do what is best for our country. Not what's best for his cronies, his pocket book or his political party.