Republican Candidates

[MrPrena]

Although 9-9-9 doesn't sound realistic, so far I like Cain.
My biggest concearn is regressive tax getting into national revenue stream, and what about sales taxes that state/county/locals picks up?

I am extremely happy with no capital gains tax.

[Irving]

Wonder what a similar list looks like for other congress people.

[Bailey Guns]

Wonder what a similar list looks like for other congress people.

I'm sure there are many who are worse than Paul. However, they aren't running for president and saying how important it is to not spend money not specifically authorized by the Constitution.

He's no different than the rest...he's just found the hook that attracts a lot of people who want to believe him.

[bryjcom]

Yeah... Ron Paul is all about the Constitution, restricting federal spending and not spending money unless it's constitutionally mandated. Oh, yeah. Except he REALLY likes pork, apparently:

1. $25,000 for the Brazoria County Sheriff to establish a “Children’s Identification and Location Database.”

2. $8 million for the marketing of wild American shrimp.

3. $2.3 million for shrimp fishing research.

4. $3 million to “secure the acquisition of the McGinnes tract, protecting its critical natural resources and helping consolidate refuge inholdings.”

5. $5 million to expand the cancer center at Brazosport Hospital.

6. $200,000 for the Matagorda Episcopal Health Outreach Program to fund a “National Health Service Corp Scholar.”

7. $4.5 million to study the effects of the health risks of vanadium.

8. $3 million to test imported shrimp for antibiotics. (Does anyone think there is a big shrimp industry in Paul’s district?)

9. $10 million to repair the Galveston railways causeway bridge.

10. $1.18 million for “Personalized Medicine in Asthma”

11. $100,000 for a “data-driven automated system for nursing students on the Texas Gulf Coast.”

12. $257,000 to “prepare graduates from the doctoral program at the University of Texas Medical Branch School of Nursing to assume faculty roles in schools for nursing with a deficient number of doctoral level faculty.”

13. $1.4 million to buy buses for the Golden Crescent Regional Commission.

14. $2 million to buy buses for Galveston.

15. $5 million for highway spending.

16. $2 million to replace facilities for Galveston bus service.

17. $3 million to replace facilities for the Golden Crescent Regional bus facility.

18. $2 million to repair the Galveston trolley.

19. $2.14 million to renovate the Edna Theater.

20. $13 million for I-69 highway project.

21. $30 million the Texas Maritime Academy to refurbish a ship.

22. $4.5 million to maintain Cedar Bayou. Plus another $9 million

23. $15 million for “construction at GIWW Matagorda Bay.” Plus another $5.8 million

24. $100,000 to maintain Chocolate Bayou.

25. $2.5 million to maintain Double Bayou.

The Houston Chronicle had this to say about Ron Paul's pork/special interest spending:

...leads the Houston-area delegation in the number of earmarks, or special funding requests, that he is seeking for his district. He is trying to nab public money for 65 projects, such as marketing wild shrimp and renovating the old movie theater in Edna that closed in 1977 — neither of which is envisioned in the Constitution as an essential government function.

So all you Ron Paul fanboys can ignore the real evidence and continue to support someone who doesn't stand a chance in hell of getting elected. And it isn't because the "mainstream media" is ignoring him. It's because he's a whackjob. But apparently he's been able to convince a lot of people to drink is whacky Kool-Aid.

You guys who claim the MSM is ignoring him should be thankful. If he was really a contender the MSM might start looking a little too closely at Ron Paul and they'd likely get under his Constitutional facade he likes to show off.

Earmarks are the one thing that he says Congress is SUPPOSED to do. If you don't earmark the money it just goes to the executive branch to get spent anyways. If thats the only thing you got on him then you have NOTHING!!!!!

He explains his stance here:

[Bailey Guns]

Earmarks are the one thing that he says Congress is SUPPOSED to do.

Of course he does. How else is he gonna explain it? According to him the feds take too much money from his constituents. OK...on that point I agree with him. But he totally loses me when he claims it's his job to get it back into his district through earmarks. Sure, Ron. Whatever. And then he talks his line about the feds only being authorized to spend money on constitutionally authorized items. WTF? And that type of behavior is gonna solve the spending problem in Washington? And money that doesn't get spent on earmarks doesn't just go "to the executive branch to get spent anyways". Ummm....that's not how it works. The president (the executive branch) doesn't get to just say, "Oh, look. Congressman so and so didn't get his earmark money. Let's spend it!"

All spending bills must originate in the house.

Ron Paul is a fiscal hypocrite, plain and simple.

Ron Paul frequently asks earmarks be placed into bills. He has a habit of then voting against the final version of those bills - knowing the bill will pass anyway - so he can always claim to be some fiscally responsible hero.

Oh...and he also uses the excuse that earmarks are only a small portion of federal spending overall. Well, that may or may not be true...I haven't checked into that. But I don't see that it makes any difference. Federal wasteful spending at all levels has got to stop. And that includes spending on Ron Paul's pork projects.

And by the way...I don't need to have anything on him. Ron Paul has enough on himself. But apparently, there are a whole lot more people that believe like I do regarding Ron Paul than there are people who buy into his snake-oil sales pitch.

But you go ahead and be a Ron Paul fanboy all you want. Doesn't bother me a bit.

[Irving]

Of course he does. How else is he gonna explain it? According to him the feds take too much money from his constituents. OK...on that point I agree with him. But he totally loses me when he claims it's his job to get it back into his district through earmarks.

One this one point, how can you disagree that it is the state congressman's job to allocate money to his state? Who else is going to do it?

[bryjcom]

But apparently, there are a whole lot more people that believe like I do regarding Ron Paul than there are people who buy into his snake-oil sales pitch.

But you go ahead and be a Ron Paul fanboy all you want. Doesn't bother me a bit.

Not on this site... Have you looked at the poll lately???


For someone that has "no chance" at winning you sure have a strong distaste for him.

Maybe you should focus your attention on Romney or Perry or even Cain who is a former Federal Reserve Chairman?

On a side note; I think I saw Alcohol, tobacco, and firearms sign in Bailey last week end. Thought it was the coolest sign ever!!!

[Bailey Guns]

Yeah, I've looked at the poll. What I see is, even on this site, almost 60% would vote for someone else.



And, yes, that sign was pretty popular. The one that's up now is a replacement. The wind destroyed the original. The bldg owner replaced the sign even though there's no gun store there any more.

My old gun store has been replaced with a "medical dispensary".

[DOC]

Paul and vp Cain for the win.

[Bailey Guns]

One this one point, how can you disagree that it is the state congressman's job to allocate money to his state? Who else is going to do it?

Because we're talking about money that should be provided by the state, local government or privately...not the federal government.