C_Fox's Blog

It is  easy to see that people in this Country are very dissatified with the state of the economy and politics in recent years, and especially right now.  It is also, evident that we have become very divided as to how to solve the problems we now face.

Coming soon in 2008 is our chance to make changes.  What do the Democrats want?  What do the Republicans want?

Well, its not that easy to answer when both the Democratic Party and the Republican party  are divided within themselves. 

I don't know of any other time in history that there has been so many politicians running for the Presidency, but I can understand it, when everyone seems unhappy in both camps.   All the candidates are either Democrats or Republicans...except for one...Libertarian, Ron Paul.

Ron Paul has shocked everyone lately by raising over 4 million dollars in one day towards the support of his campaign.  And most of that came from individuals, not corporations or large special interest groups. What does that tell you?  Its very likely that people view Ron Paul as someone who can deliver what he promises.

Here is a candidate that seems to appeal to what many liberals and conservatives want in a leader. He'll cut spending.  He's willing to bring home the troops "immediately", which sounds very appealing to liberals, and he is willing to down-size government, one of the conservatives' hopes for future government.  He wants to rid us of illegal immigrants, and that, too, appeals to most everyone on both sides...but, perhaps mostly by Conservatives. These are just some things he addresses in his campaign speeches.

People see him as an honest man who places more importance on straigtening out our problems than attaining personal ambitions of power.  They see him as having real solutions and determination in implementing them.

I feel Ron Paul is sincere when he speaks about the different issues that need to be addressed.  I'm just not sure, though if he could fulfill his promises. So, are the people being mislead again?

People are fed up with all the money that we spend.  They see it as "needless spending".  But, is it?

What people don't think about is that in order to maintain our position of a World Leader, we have to 'buy' other countries.  Sure, it seems like a waste of money when we send millions upon millions of dollars to other countries.  But, think about it; if we withdrew those donations and "loans", what do you think would happen?  Some other country would 'buy' them.  Because truth be known, those little countries really don't care who is supporting them.  They're just trying to survive.

And, what about the MiddleEast?  People want us to pull all our troops out and ignore them.  Well, the truth is, we can't...not when we are dependent on them for our oil supply.  We will always maintain a sizeable force of military over there as long as we need to bolster our oil supply.  Let's face reality.   We have a love/hate relationship with the Arab Nation; we love their oil, but we don't agree with their type of Government. In addition, we have allies in the MiddleEast and our goal is to have more.

But, again, it is not just oil, but an on-going struggle to stay on top.  You can think of it as somewhat of a chess game; the more pieces you own, the closer you are to being the winner.  It takes forethought and strategy to win.  Our fight for Democracy and Freedom is like that.  If we don’t work with other countries, if we don’t protect what we have established over the decades, we will lose ‘the game’.  It’s a power struggle and a very costly one, at that.  So, should we close the doors and ignore the rest of the World as so many of us would like to see happen?  No.  You see, because the reality is we can’t.  Not without losing what our forefathers established in this country.  Not without the guarantee that we would be over-run by another powerful nation.  We must keep in mind that the bulk of the MiddleEastern world would like nothing better than to see Democracy and Capitalism a thing of the past.  In addition to political war, we are in a religious war.  However, I won’t go into that here.  Still it is another reason for us not to ignore those other countries.

And, what about immigration?  People are angry over this, too.  Yes, its gotten out of hand, but there are wheels turning in the background.  We have let things slide for years.  But, there, again, we seem to have to overlook the problems created by Mexicans coming here.  We consider Mexico an ‘ally’.  and they’ll remain that way as long as we cater to them. ( Sometimes you give up a pawn  for a reason. I just wonder though whether it is something more valuable than a pawn…like maybe a Bishop or even the Queen?)

So, as sincere and as honest as Ron Paul seems to be.  I am not so sure he has any idea of what he will be facing once he gets into the White House…if that even happens.   In my opinion, he will not be able to do many of the things he would like.  It all sounds good, but not realistic.

You, and politicians like Ron Paul, might want to bring the troops home from the MiddleEast, but, it won’t guarantee your safety or security.  We didn’t just go into Iraq for a single reason.  It was many reasons.  And, as I’ve said before, the United States doesn’t do anything unless it benefits us in some way.  Going into Iraq was just another move on the chessboard to win the game.