Or do you mean people who think the constitution should be followed?

Or people who think the patriot Act is unpatriotic?

OR people who think that the war on terror is a scam?

Sorry, you just insulted many people here with this slur, and linking to Alex Jones as if that proves something. Alex Jones is a Patriot and not crazy!
He can be obnoxious to neocons, who dismiss him as crazy because they can’t refute his facts. Our corrupt Mainstream Media has its gatekeepers shutting out discussions that are inconvenient.

Maybe you should really investigate some of his stuff… the CFRs plan for the NAU for instance is FACT. the Bilderbergers are FACT.

You stated this is not a post for or against Ron Paul but you call his supporters “crazy?”

Like all Americans, Rudy Giuliani prays for the success of our troops in Iraq and their safe return home. But he believes setting an artificial timetable for withdrawal from Iraq now would be a terrible mistake, because it would only embolden our enemies. Iraq is only one front in the larger war on terror, and failure there would lead to a broader and bloodier regional conflict in the near future. Building an accountable Iraq will assist in reducing the threat of terrorism.

Romney:

The defeat of this radical and violent faction of Islam must be achieved through a combination of American resolve, international effort, and the rejection of violence by moderate, modern, mainstream Muslims. An effective strategy will involve both military and diplomatic actions to support modern Muslim nations. America must help lead a broad-based international coalition that promotes secular education, modern financial and economic policies, international trade, and human rights.

McCain:

A greater military commitment now is necessary if we are to achieve long-term success in Iraq. John McCain agrees with retired Army General Jack Keane that there are simply not enough American forces in Iraq. More troops are necessary to clear and hold insurgent strongholds; to provide security for rebuilding local institutions and economies; to halt sectarian violence in Baghdad and disarm Sunni and Shia militias; to dismantle al Qaeda; to train the Iraqi Army; and to embed American personnel in Iraqi police units. Accomplishing each of these goals will require more troops and is a crucial prerequisite for needed economic and political development in the country. America’s ultimate strategy is to give Iraqis the capabilities to govern and secure their own country.

All from the candidate’s websites. “A greater military commitment” I interpret no other way than escalation. Giuliani’s statement is carefully worded, but it makes it clear that failure in Iraq is not an option. May be I am misinterpreting this, but I understand that as we are going to do anything it takes; anything it takes generally means more not less. Romney — “An effective strategy will involve both military and diplomatic actions…”; again, that means a continued war effort if necessary for victory.

If someone believes that things are going great in Iraq, then these statements can be viewed as a slow pullback. Thats how the best political statements work, the candidates carefully word answers so that the listener feels the statement mirror’s his or her own belief.

I haven’t seen a any of the Democrat’s debates, but I have yet to see any of them issue strong anti-war statements. What I have seen is a lot of anti-Bush statements.

In terms of small government, the debates I saw were of Republicans giving answers of how the government would solve problems X, Y, & Z. In the debates, next to Ron Paul, they do not sound like they support small government in the least.

Again, I didn’t want to write this post for political reasons, either in support of Ron Paul or against him. He could very well make the worst President in US history, I don’t know. (No matter who wins, the next 4 years could be very rough.)

There is a damn good reason why I try to completely avoid bringing up political topics! It just seemed apparent to me why there were so many Ron Paul online, not just some tiny group of spammers annoying every blogger and political forum owner.

And Ron Paul is not the only Republican who is in favor of small government. In fact, you might be surprised to learn just how small government Rudy Giuliani is.

That only leaves Ron Paul with some very small groups of people to support him. Heck, I’ve visited Paul’s website to see what all the fuss is about. Only to learn it was all for not-so-much.

Moreover, online traffic does not equal votes. At least, not yet. We’re coming up on elections where we may see correlations between traffic and votes, but we haven’t yet. Any statement to the opposite is purely speculative.

Also, Britney Spears gets a lot of traffic and a lot of attention - but that doesn’t mean people like how she’s leading her life.

Ummkay…. Thats just crazy talk.

All republican candidates favor escalation in Iraq?

Huh?

I’ve not seen a single candidate from either party say they want to increase presence in Iraq, most Democrats say they want to draw down troops immediately regardless of what it does to the region, most Republicans say they want to draw troops down more slowly so as to not create a security vacuum and create a situation where we’d only have to come back. But both want draw downs, not escalations, only the timeframes differ.

I don’t know where you get your info, but I expect you’ve been drinking someone’s koolaid.