The winner of the presidential straw poll (pdf) at this week’s American Conservative Union’s CPAC Conference wants to bring our troops home, legalize hemp, and end the “war on drugs.” He’d be OK with non-”disruptive” openly-gay service members, he thinks banks shouldn’t be “too big to fail,” he voted against the Patriot Act, and he thinks the separation of church and state is a dandy idea.

via Ron Paul Runs Away With CPAC Straw Poll – New York News – Runnin’ Scared.

You know… if I were going to break my own rule about voting for a candidate that is a member of a political party… I would have to say.. I probably agree with Ron Paul on most issues. He really is not your atypical politician. I think of most politicians he may actually have the most common sense.

Scary huh. Im really surprised more Independents, Centrists and Moderates have not embraced him more. He fits about 95% of their positions.

Here is Ron Paul in his own words…

So what is keeping people from supporting Ron Paul?

What: Americans United for Separation of Church and State

When: Saturday, March 13, 2010 6:00 PM

AU-Ga MeetUp Page

Where:
Manuels Tavern
602 N. Highland Ave
Atlanta, GA 30307
404-525-3447
Map

Tell ‘em I sent ya! And for those of you not in Georgia… find our local chapter and get involved!

I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do to see a plan adopted for the abolition of slavery.

It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible.

Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.

My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth.

Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.

Some day, following the example of the United States of America, there will be a United States of Europe.

The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.

The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves.

We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.

The most important quote from George Washington’s that I echo as often as possible:

The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge, natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism.

It is not often that I find something about Washington that I disagree with..

The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference – they deserve a place of honor with all that’s good.

Which is why I have a bruise on my forehead from it meeting my desktop when I read that Sonny Perdue said ‘The best people aren’t always elected’.

First… I should just state from the start that… I think Sonny Perdue is the worst Governor the state of Georgia may have ever had. He’s a liar and deceitful.

Sonny Perdue thinks the Governor knows what is best for Georgians… but waited till the last year of his second term to do anything about Transportation while the entire state remained bottlenecked in traffic and endured sub par transit systems.

Sonny Perdue thinks the Governor knows what is best for Georgians… but in his 7 years Georgia is still a bottom feeder in terms of Education and even cut state spending for schools.

Sonny Perdue thinks the Governor knows whats best for Georgians… but he wants someone like John Oxendine (someone whose pockets were lined by insurance companies) or Ray McBerry (a well known Theocrat) to appoint our Insurance Commissioner or Superintendent of Schools.

Sonny Perdue thinks the Governor knows what is best for Georgians… but since taking office in 2003, the unemployment in the state has doubled. Oh sure.. the Governor should choose the head of the Department of Labor… NOT THE PEOPLE.

Sonny Perdue thinks the Governor knows what is best for Georgians.. but one of Georgia’s biggest exports recently poisoned 100’s of people nationwide while under his watch because Perdue was too busy praying for rain that ended up ruining another vital Georgia export.

And didnt Sonny Perdue give Roy Barnes some shit about children in foster care when he was running for Governor? Hmm well it seems that Governor Sonny Perdue wasnt really able to do much to help foster children during his tenure now was he?

Oh sure… Perdue is a perfect example of a Governor who knows what is best for Georgia.

Actually… all Perdue has accomplished is… proving politicians do not know anything about their people or what is best for them. The people do not need additional politics to be played by a Governor to decide who will run Georgia. The same kind of politics Perdue has played his entire political career.

Whether you like it or agree with it… or not.

Jimmy Kimmel had an opposing response ready just for this occassion:

I watched Palin’s interview on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace. I thought she actually did a fairly decent job. I still do not see her as Presidential material however. Im certainly not buying her BS about quitting her Governorship to save Alaska from financial woes of her legal troubles. And kudos to Wallace for calling her out on it.

Then my friend Darlene pointed this out to me on Facebook… and I couldn’t stop laughing:

and kudos to SpaceyG from Twitter for the follow comment:

SpaceyG: Wow! Juan Williams actually made a good pt. Alert the media! “The Queen of the Tea Party can’t quit it like she did Alaska.” #FNS

As Wallace pointed out.. Reagan didn’t quit under similar circumstances. Palin did.

The younger man told police his father pulled out a handgun when they met at the church to discuss church attendance. He told officers his father pointed the gun at him and threatened to kill him, his wife and family.

Sounds like guns and religion mix as well as politics and religion. But then again.. its become glaringly obvious that guns and humans dont mix well.

It is too much power. Luckily.. no one was harmed or killed. This time.

AJC Breaking News:
Gunfire at Little Five Points leaves one man injured
More on http://ajc.com.

“I’m 27 years old have been sexually active for 15 years and have never used a condom and not only do I not have AIDS but have never had an STD. you can play safe without using protection”

Umm unless youve been monogamous with the same partner for a while.. thats a damn lie. There is no such thing as bareback safe sex.

“I don’t care how many strains there are. I know the people I sleep with and I know they’re clean. AIDS really isn’t as big of an issue as it used to be. Honestly.”

Uh huh. Do I really need to elaborate? Do you see why I bitch about this subject so often?