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Title: Ron Paul won't rule out third-party run
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Politico
URL Source: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1207/7539.html
Published: Dec 24, 2007
Author: : Daniel W. Reilly
Post Date: 2007-12-24 10:41:47 by A K A Stone
Keywords: None
Views: 269
Comments: 3
Republican presidential hopeful Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) refused to rule out the possibility he may run as a third-party candidate during an appearance Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Paul, however, downplayed expectations that he will run on a potential third-party libertarian ticket, saying “I have no intention of doing that.” When asked by host Tim Russert if he would promise not to run, Paul demurred, saying, “I deserve one wiggle now and then” and that he was “99.9 percent” sure he would not run. Paul — who has set a torrid fundraising pace despite trailing in the polls — outlined many of the tenets of his presidential campaign, saying he would abolish the IRS, remove U.S. troops from bases around the world and cut off foreign aid to Israel and other Middle Eastern nations. See Also * Huckabee runs as GOP rebel * Obama echoes legendary populist Wallace * Rush responds to Huck peace offering Rudy, on the road again After spending the night in a Missouri hospital this week, Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani tried to quiet any doubts about his health in an appearance on ABC’s “This Week.” “I feel terrific. I have been tested out and everything came back 100 percent,” said Giuliani, who turned his campaign plane around midair on Wednesday after complaining of a bad headache. In an interview on the campaign trail in New Hampshire, the former New York City mayor said that as president he would not conduct a “major” bailout of the mortgage industry. In response to criticism that he does not have enough foreign policy experience, Giuliani said he hopes to travel to Iraq for the first time in the near future. Giuliani also downplayed criticism that he has not been forthcoming about his records both as mayor and afterward, saying: “There is a tremendous amount of information available.” Petraeus sees progress in Iraq Army Gen. David Petraeus headlined “Fox News Sunday,” praising improvements both in security on the ground in Iraq and in the long-stagnant Iraqi political reconciliation process. With a new progress report due to Congress in March, the top U.S. commander in Iraq kept his cards close to his vest, saying he was hopeful troops could begin coming home from Iraq but that he didn’t want to undermine recent successes on the ground. “We want to reduce the strain on ground forces as much as we can,” said Petraeus, “while recognizing that what has been achieved here remains tenuous and is still fragile in a number of areas.” Petraeus also put to rest any rumors he may be contemplating a run for president in 2008, saying he had no interest in the job and that he has definitively “chosen to serve our country in uniform.” Obama plays the E-card Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) played up his electability during an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” Taking a direct shot at his top rival, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y), Obama said Clinton is too polarizing a figure to convince Republicans or independents to vote for her. “If you start off with high negatives, then you are playing on a very short field,” Obama said of Clinton. “It is hard to persuade those who might be persuadable to come into your corner.” Huckabee on bookshelves and barbs Republican presidential hopeful and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee also appeared on “Face the Nation,” where he responded to criticism from some in the Republican establishment that his surging campaign is not conservative enough. “In the middle of the washing machine is the agitator; it shakes the dirt loose,” said Huckabee, who told host Bob Schieffer he is running to make the Republican Party more inclusive of average citizens. The former governor also responded to a controversy over a new advertisement in which he offers Christmas wishes with a bookshelf in the background that resembles a floating cross. Huckabee said the ad was not trying to send any subtle religious messages and that the placement of the bookshelf behind him was a mere coincidence.
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#1. To: A K A Stone (#0)
Dr. Ron Paul is NOT A.... ...imho. In fact, on a lot of issues, Dr. Paul is brilliant and principled. Too bad he is so naive when it comes to foreign policy. Regards...MUD
#2. To: Mudboy Slim (#1)
Yeah George Washington was very naive too. And that Thomas Jefferson guy what the hell did he write that Declaration of Independance for. That whole time we were hostile to the British Crown in our History, what a waste of time. We should never have been independant. Why the hell did those stupid founding fathers put that congress shall declare war in the constitution. Didn't they know that we should just listen to the Decider. Not.
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