Topic: Presidential Campaign 2008
Ron Paul and the Ten Little Indians Remember the old song? Having started with Ron Paul and ten other Republican nominees, we're now getting down to the short strokes.by creator
(Libertarian)
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Remember the old nursery rhyme "Ten Little Indians?" It was quite prominent when I was a kid. It inspired the Agatha Christie play, "And Then There Were None." I can still hear the tune running through my head...
Ten little, nine little, eight little Indians
Seven little, six little, five little Indians
Four little, three little, two little Indians
One little Indian boy.
Ron Paul started this race with ten other supposed "front runners" that we will refer to as our "Ten Little Indians." One by one, they have been dropping out, disappearing, fading into oblivion.
For those of you who haven't been keeping score, let's see just where we are at the present:
10. Jim Gilmore
...ten little Indians...
Ten little Indian boys.
Jim Gilmore quit on July 14th.
Then there were nine.
9. Tommy Thompson
...nine little Indians...
Nine little Indian boys.
Tommy Thompson quit on August 12th.
Then there were eight.
8. Sam Brownback
...eight little Indians...
Eight little Indian boys.
Sam Brownback quit on October 19th.
Then there were seven.
7. Tom Tancredo
...seven little Indians...
Seven little Indian boys.
Tom Tancredo quit on December 20th.
Then there were six.
6. Duncan Hunter
...six little Indians...
Six little Indian boys.
Duncan Hunter quit on January 19th.
Then there were five.
5. Fred Thompson
...five little Indians...
Five little Indian boys.
Fred Thompson quit on January 22nd.
Then there were four.
4. Rudy Giuliani
...four little Indians...
Four little Indian boys.
Rudy Giuliani quit on January 30th.
Now there are three.
Only three out of the ten "front runners" originally arrayed against Ron Paul are left in the race for the Republican nomination. Those who have called Dr. Paul "unelectable" would have been far more accurate to apply that description to these "lost boys." They should think about these dearly departed so-called "front runners" or "top-tier candidates" and take note that this race is far from over. Which little Indian will be the next to drop out the race?
Will it be John McCain? If the GOP tries to foist McCain on Republicans, there will surely be an outright mutiny. As I have canvassed just my own local neighborhood, I have heard the same thing from voter after voter: it would have to be a very cold day somewhere below before they would ever pull the lever for the author of McCain-Feingold, Mr. Amnesty, long viewed as a liberal Democrat sympathizer. Compared to Ron Paul, McCain is about as liberal as they come. Additionally, McCain's campaign is not doing very well financially.
Will it be Mike Huckabee? More and more "values voters" are discovering that Huckabee's values don't quite live up to Dr. Paul's. His record on taxation and his ill-considered gubernatorial pardon of a felon who later raped and murdered, are just two of the issues that stick in voter's craws. Non-Christian voters are terrified that Huckabee would attempt to live up to his promise of trying to "amend the Constitution so it's in God's standards." It should also be clear to anyone who reads his platform that any presidential oath to support and defend the Constitution is null and void in advance, and like McCain his campaign finances are seriously hurting.
Will it be Mitt Romney? While he has deep pockets and continues to loan his own campaign lots of money, as the Beatles famously said, "Money can't buy you love." Even Rush Limbaugh has been lukewarm towards Romney as not being a true conservative, having as much as said that he might not support any likely eventual Republican nominee for that reason. While Ron Paul doesn't have Mitt's deep pockets, his loyal and growing cadre of supporters keep reaching deeply into their own pockets to provide the financial ammunition needed to stay the course.
And so, who will be eliminated next? It will be interesting to see how the race continues to unfold on Super Tuesday. One thing is certain, Dr. Ron Paul is not going away - he's in this for the long haul, he is a man of his word, and I for one expect to see him at the Republican national convention.
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If the GOP tries to foist McCain on Republicans, there will surely be an outright mutiny. As I have canvassed just my own local neighborhood, I have heard the same thing from voter after voter: it would have to be a very cold day somewhere below before they would ever pull the lever for the author of McCain-Feingold, Mr. Amnesty, long viewed as a liberal Democrat sympathizer. Compared to Ron Paul, McCain is about as liberal as they come. Additionally, McCain's campaign is not doing very well financially.
More and more "values voters" are discovering that Huckabee's values don't quite live up to Dr. Paul's. His record on taxation and his ill-considered gubernatorial pardon of a felon who later raped and murdered, are just two of the issues that stick in voter's craws. Non-Christian voters are terrified that Huckabee would attempt to live up to his promise of trying to "amend the Constitution so it's in God's standards." It should also be clear to anyone who reads his platform that any presidential oath to support and defend the Constitution is null and void in advance, and like McCain his campaign finances are seriously hurting.
While he has deep pockets and continues to loan his own campaign lots of money, as the Beatles famously said, "Money can't buy you love." Even Rush Limbaugh has been lukewarm towards Romney as not being a true conservative, having as much as said that he might not support any likely eventual Republican nominee for that reason. While Ron Paul doesn't have Mitt's deep pockets, his loyal and growing cadre of supporters keep reaching deeply into their own pockets to provide the financial ammunition needed to stay the course.
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