| I figure I'd give my second take on the 2008 election after a month has gone by. I'll cover the Democrats first since there isn't much to say from what I see. The three front runners seem to strongly still be Clinton, Obama, and Edwards, though Clinton has made me increasingly scared of her with her replacing our "ownership society" with "shared prosperity." She'd be the perfect compliment to Bush; he destroys any respectability in our foreign policy and she can add destroying any respectability in our domestic policy.
The Republican frontrunners are a mess. They're still Giuliani, Romney, and McCain. Gingrich hasn't entered the race and I doubt he will now since his numbers in the polls are declining and Thompson is launching an exploratory commity and will jump in soon and he's had consistently high numbers despite not being an actual announced candidate.
As for my choice in a candidate, I've been fully converted to Ron Paul. Just to go over what I like about:
1) He supports noninterventionism in foreign policy, something that makes him stand out from all the neocons running and the Democrats who are running.
2) He's very strong on immigration - secure boarders.
3) Supports individual rights over security - against the Patriot Act.
4) Massively slash federal taxes and federal spending (cutting pointless agencies)
5) Is a medical doctor who is pro-life.
6) Wants to remove the Fed - something that I've supported for a very long time though it's not a major issue.
What makes it even better is his voting record. Voted against going into Iraq. Voted against the Patriot Act. Plans to vote against the immigration bill the senate came up with. Has never voted to raise taxes. And the list goes on. There are a few minor things I disagree with, but there finally seems to be a conservative running for me to vote for.
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