Ron Paul Scales Back, Shifts Focus to Congressional Race (PV)

[BuccaneersFan]

Ron Paul says he’s still in the presidential race but is moving to scale back his staff and shift focus to his own re-election campaign for his Texas congressional seat.

The libertarian-leaning, financially well-endowed Republican candidate who was all but overshadowed by the once-titanic fight between Mitt Romney and John McCain, wrote in a message to supporters on his Web site Friday that he has an obligation to his constituents in Texas.

“I cannot and will not let them down,” he wrote. “And I have another battle I must face here as well. If I were to lose the primary for my congressional seat, all our opponents would react with glee, and pretend it was a rejection of our ideas. I cannot and will not let that happen.”

Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich cited his congressional race, too, when he dropped out of the Democratic field, but Paul said he’s not giving up the fight.

With Romney out of the race, Paul said the chances of a brokered convention are nil, “but that does not affect my determination to fight on, in every caucus and primary remaining, and at the convention for our ideas, with just as many delegates as I can get.”

He added that with many contests over, he does not need a big national staff, so he’ll make his “leaner and tighter.”

Paul’s chances for recovery in the presidential race are smaller than Mike Huckabee’s. He has 14 delegates, according to the latest Associated Press tallies, compared with McCain’s 719.

But Paul ruled out a third-party run: “I do not denigrate third parties — just the opposite, and I have long worked to remove the ballot-access restrictions on them. But I am a Republican, and I will remain a Republican.”

He said no matter what, “The neocons, the warmongers, the socialists, the advocates of inflation will be hearing much from you and me.”

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Yep, read it here yesterday.
[PV] Message from Ron Paul...2/8/08

[BuccaneersFan]

Oops. A "Delete Thread" button would come in handy right now.

[Etta Place]

I would rather see him run independent and maybe even lose his Congressional seat. After all, he's 72 and he needs to make his mark in a bigger forum than just his East Texas Congressional district.

That being said, he probably never figured he would have gotten this far. He's probably astounded by it, and never planned for it.

[Frenchy]

Originally Posted by Etta Place

I would rather see him run independent and maybe even lose his Congressional seat. After all, he's 72 and he needs to make his mark in a bigger forum than just his East Texas Congressional district.

I disagree, Etta. He made a heroic effort and has garnered support and has given the people a vision different from the status quo.
It will be a slow process to bring true understanding to what has happened to this country.
The people can't think for themselves, and are guided by the media and power-brokers.
They now have what they asked for...More of the same.

[Pharmakon]

Originally Posted by Frenchy

I disagree, Etta. He made a heroic effort and has garnered support and has given the people a vision different from the status quo.
It will be a slow process to bring true understanding to what has happened to this country.
The people can't think for themselves, and are guided by the media and power-brokers.
They now have what they asked for...More of the same.

[Etta Place]

Originally Posted by Frenchy

I disagree, Etta. He made a heroic effort and has garnered support and has given the people a vision different from the status quo.
It will be a slow process to bring true understanding to what has happened to this country.
The people can't think for themselves, and are guided by the media and power-brokers.
They now have what they asked for...More of the same.

So you think Paul should go back to laboring in obscurity?

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[Frenchy]

Originally Posted by Etta Place

So you think Paul should go back to laboring in obscurity?

I applaud his honor and loyalty to the people that have kept him in Congress all of these years. It is a rare quality among politicians.
Look at it this way...If he has a seat in Congress, he has a voice. Maybe a stronger one now that he's had a national stage.

[Pharmakon]

Libertarian Party sends condolences to the Republican National Committee

With the rise of John McCain, LP offers sympathy for the death of small-government values within the GOP
Washington, D.C. - Following a solid McCain victory in the Super Tuesday primaries, the Libertarian Party has sent Republican headquarters a funeral wreath marking the death of limited-government values within the Republican Party. The wreath was hand-delivered to the D.C. offices of the Republican National Committee. "We simply felt the need to express our heartfelt sympathy for the Republican Party as they undergo this tough time within their party," says Libertarian Party National Media Coordinator Andrew Davis, who delivered the wreath.

"Given that it has become readily apparent that Senator McCain will soon be the presidential nominee for the Republican Party," reads a card that accompanied the wreath addressed to RNC Chairman Mike Duncan, "we, the staff of the Libertarian National Committee, send our condolences to you upon the death of small-government principles within the GOP."

The note continues:

Libertarians encourage competition within both the free-market and politics. Unfortunately, with the rise of John McCain and the big-spending practices of the Bush administration, the two-party system has emerged as representing only one philosophy - big-government liberalism.

With your loss, the Libertarian Party will continue to move forward to represent those American patriots who still believe in smaller government, lower taxes and more individual freedom.

As a matter of fact I think I'll make a new thread about this.