McCain in talks with Ron Paul for backing

[sabra]

Source: WashTimes

ST. PAUL, Minn. | The McCain campaign, acting through the Republican National Committee, has been negotiating with Rep. Ron Paul to win his support and acquire the names of his sympathizers among the 4,607 delegates and alternates at the Republican National Convention, according to a senior aide to the Texas congressman.

The aim is to try to win support for the John McCain-Sarah Palin ticket from Paul sympathizers, some of whom formally committed to Mr. Paul during his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination and others of whom are closet sympathizers of his libertarian brand of Republicanism.

Sen. McCain and national party strategists worry that Mr. Paul's sympathizers will vote for Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party candidate and former Republican congressman who shares many of Mr. Paul's views.

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He also was denied permission to address the Republican Platform Committee last week in Minneapolis, Mr. Benton said. He said Mr. Paul wanted to discuss the foreign-policy planks in the platform, but the McCain forces who controlled the platform proceedings, as well as the Rules Committee and the Credentials Committee, objected.

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Some conservatives, including several prominent Republicans, privately support Mr. Paul's aim, which they see as taking the party back from its neoconservative wing and restoring it to a tradition of limited-government conservatism.



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[still_one]

1. It will be interesting if the two unstable people will agree /nt

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[roguevalley]

15. o.h. m.y. g.o.d. (I always wanted to do that) :-D

This is elder abuse. truly. :)

[Dr.Phool]

18. "Hey, Ron. If they let me dump Sarah, you wanna be VP"?

[rurallib]

2. Don't back down Ron! We need someone with a spine

}( :evilgrin:

[Hannah Bell]

21. spine? what did ron do with all the money his deluded supporters sent him?

some campaign he ran, eh?

A horse used as cover by a hunter stalking game; A candidate put forward instead of any of several potentially successful candidates in order to initiate a leadership debate, gauge feelings, divide opposition etc.

en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stalking horse

[Oceansaway]

3. i hope Paul tells him to GFH...n/t

[livetohike]

4. Maybe they'll have a fistfight on the convention floor

:-). I can't imagine Ron Paul succumbing to this - not having his views heard. He's a Libertarian anyway maybe he and Barr should make up a new ticket.

[madmax]

5. But, he won't talk to Iraq Vets Against the War

[UTUSN]

6. K&R #3 for, bwah HA HAH!1 n/t

[K8-EEE]

7. I think Ron Paul is sincerely against the BushCo agenda

I don't agree with him on much else, but I DON'T think he'll sell out to the neocons.

[Happyhippychick]

8. It would be great for McCain to throw his support to Ron Paul. Oh, wait....

[Agent William]

9. Paul will not give in...

He and his supporters have gone to far to hand over his delegates to the RW authoritarians. To many people believe in his cause. Paul knows that if he does succumb, his will return to irrelevance. Sit back and watch the show. :popcorn:

[Lasher]

10. You go, Ron!

That's a true American right there! All Republicans should get behind him.

[VoodooGuru]

12. I was just thinking the GOP convention needed more wingnuts under the tent.

I get under the skin of my friends who have a Ron Paul-shaped blind spot, but I find Paul's philosophy every bit as loathsome as the GOP's main platform.

You cannot govern if you do not believe in government. Read Thomas Frank's amazing "The Wrecking Crew" to see more.

[Olney Blue]

13. Ron, be a patriot. Tell McCain what you really think about him.

[alittlelark]

14. Wretched source....Disturbing if true.

Paul is detested by the Neocons that control this country.... but as an easily assassinated VP he could be an asset.

[melody]

16. I'm thinking this may be Ron Paul's answer

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3901889

[momrois]

17. Have you seen the lineup for Paul's rally?

It reads like neo-con central! Tucker Carlson! Grover Norquist!

Paulites are going to be stabbed in the back.

http://www.campaignforliberty.com/

[Wilms]

19. .

[Solly Mack]

20. so Paul replaces Palin?

just pondering

[SemiCharmedQuark]

22. With Paul wanting us out now and McCain blustering about how we need to stay in Iraq, maybe head to

Iran and Russia? That will be cah-ray-zee!

[Solly Mack]

23. It would indeed. LMAO

Perhaps he'll pick his buddy Lieberman if Palin decides to step down... in the interests of the GOP party, no doubt

[orleans]

24. so now we get to find out if ron paul really has the balls to stand up to mcbushit. n/t

[radfringe]

25. will the MUMA's rally around mccain?

MUMA - Mccain Unity My Ass.. ;)

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

26. if Ron Paul goes along with this, it will prove how empty, hypocritical

and what a liar he his. Along with his movement. Apparently it was all about the money, power and fame, and nothing else.

Mr. Pauls positions clearly are closer to Obamas.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

27. actually I don't think his positions are closer to Obama's

Ron Paul's social positions are out of the Palaeoconservative playbook.

Paul's opposition to the Iraq War is an anomaly in the right-wing, but it's worth remembering that Ron Paul opposed the war not out of humanitarian reasons, but because it was bad for the free market and increased spending from federal government.

[JerseygirlCT]

29. Exactly. Sheesh

He has very little in common with Democrats or Obama.

[kwolf68]

31. Ding

Screw Ron Paul. He's a Social Darwinist.

[goforit]

28. Don't do it Ron!!!

[Crowman1979]

30. Ron Paul should have a spokesperson give McCain his response.

And that person should be Alex Jones. McCain would have a heart attack in a minute. :D