February 4, 2008
So, um, I’m all sorts of bemuddled. Which is now a word. Is it a word? Regardless: I took an online poll that said my second choice for tomorrow’s primary should be Ron Paul. (Because I believe in the southernism that we don’t discuss politics out loud, I’m keeping my first choice to myself. But I would venture a guess that once you go Barack, you don’t go back..)
Um, the ultra-conservative Republican Ron Paul? Have we met? I should be Canadian, I’m so liberal in my views.. and you think I line up with Ron Paul?
Bryan took the same survey and HIS second choice lines up more understandably. But mine? Makes no sense.
Unless I didn’t realize how incredibly conservative and Republican I was until I took this survey.
4:10 pm
Ron Paul was my second match as well. And I think he’s not as conservative as he portrays himself to be. In fact, I have a staunchly Republican friend who calls Ron Paul a Democrat running as a Republican. Actually he calls him a liberal wackjob, but to him, same thing. My first match is no longer in the race. Maybe I should take it again. Mitt Romney was WAY DOWN on the list.
You know, I did read somewhere that women who used to vote liberal flip-flop after they get married and have children.
I had a similar impression of Ron Paul. I don’t know that much about him, but hearing some clips of him in the debates, he sounds like he might be financially conservative, and not that he’s “liberal” morally, but he seems to be a bit of a Goldwater…just outside the conservative box.
I’m sad John Edwards bowed out. I really like him. I wanted him to pair up with Obama, but I don’t think that will happen. I think John Kerry has given Obama the kiss of death by endorsing him.