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Originally Posted by alexamenos
yes, and I believe this was the pertinent point -- the GOP is not the party of "less government, of less taxation, home of the corp of folks who want an "original intent" vision on the constitution." hence....
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surely you are not saying that there is an abscence of this thought from the entire republican party?
there is a wing who does share those same core values, hence
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Certainly, which is why a) it's quite unreasonable to say that Paul represents the *purest form* of the party's ideology; and b) it's quite unsurprising that Republicans, by and large, hate Ron Paul -- even those few Republican's who occasionally use his rhetoric are routinely shown to be crass hypocrites.
Which is why I think it's not out of the question that Paul may have *some* (ie, 2%) support come a year from November. There are still more than a few Goldwater style conservatives out there, and they have no political home.
Cheers
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it's a bit ignorant for one to take the position that libertarian philosophy isn't a part of the history of the gop. from isolationism to taxation, to individual rights legislation which began with the end of slavery, the gop has a kinship with libertarianism.
wasn't the name "republican" borrowed from sidney?
yes, I believe it was...
what I can agree with you on is the republican
establishment hates ron paul.
those conservatives you mention that are "out there" do have a home, it's gingrich or thompson.