>Well, that legalizing drugs is one position I cannot support. Other than that, he's not too bad. Palin is smarter though and much, much hotter. I doubt she will run this time, but she can help frame the arguments and push for the most conservative candidate. If Ron Paul happens to get the R nod, I'll vote for him, without even holding my nose, because the alternative is to leave the great obfuscator in power and I truly believe he is out to destroy our way of life. His is a product of Saul Alinsky's school of radicalism, as is Hillary - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/24/AR2007032401152.html

Palin is smarter than Dr. Ron Paul? I couldn't disagree more. In any event, neither Palin or Bachmann can beat Obama. Bachmann is just as polarizing as Palin and will never gain the support of the independents. Without the independents you can't win the election.

Did you watch the Republican debate? Every candidate had to try and out-do the next one on how much Obama is to blame for everything... especially the economy. It was disappointing to say the least.

The President, in a 4-year term, has about as much effect on the economy as a person with a paddle does trying to steer a battleship. Clinton wasn't responsible for the surplus in his time, GWB wasn't responsible for the slump he handed Obama, and Obama isn't responsible for what we have now. The economy is a self-feeding machine who's contributing factors are a result of decades of policy and uncontrollable external elements.

I should make it clear that I'm not defending any of Obama's policies. I don't believe in taking from the rich to give to the poor. I don't believe in overreaching social programs. I don't believe that 47% of Americans should pay no federal income tax. But when the republican candidates turn nasty this early in the game it just completely turns me off.

I'm going to write my own name on my ballot if the Republicans can't field a legitimate contender. Don't give me a candidate who's going to bash Obama for the next 22 months. Don't give me a tea party wacko who wants to abolish the EPA (reforming it I'm okay with). Don't give me a zealot who wants to push their dogma on me. Don't give me a lying liar who will keep repeating the same lies even after they've been called on telling the lies (Palin).