Why would any progressive promote Ron Paul's worldview?

[CoffeeCat]

4. I find some of Ron Paul's views very appealing...

...and some of them horrifying.

The most important issue in our country--in my mind--is the corporate corruption that has engulfed our nation.
We no longer have a democracy. The corporations purchased our politicians and now those politicians belong
to our corporations--who get lower taxes, deregulations, corporo-friendly policies and legislation tailored to their
every whim.

I like that Ron Paul would break this corporate sickness up--within the first nanosecond of his Presidency. I like that
he would tell the corporations to go to hell. We'd have our democracy back. That's for sure. I like that he's all ready
told the military-industrial-complex that he won't be bankrolling their little war games any longer. I like that he would
stop the illegal surveillance and give us back Habeas Corpus.

Those are some big, big things.

However, it's difficult--because Paul does not believe in Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Food Stamps or even unemployment payments. He'd apparently dismantle the EPA and the DOEducation. Frightening.

So yeah. It sucks. If Obama would do the things that Paul would do--regarding the corporations, the war-profit machine
and our civil rights--we'd have ourselves a perfect candidate.

So yeah--Some of Paul's big ideas are so important. In fact, he's the only candidate who is willing to stand up to the corporations, not fill his rosters with Goldman Sachs mafiosos and tell the neocons to suck gravel. That's big in my book.

Why could you not understand how a Progressive would find those things attractive? Our country is swirling down the drain. Our
democracy is GONE. It is not off the wall for a Progressive to like that Ron Paul would break up the corporate corruption.

And just because I likes Paul's stance on breaking up the corporate corruption--doesn't mean that I agree with him on those other things.

I find some of the anti-Ron Paul stuff a bit over the top. Lots of reasonable people admire the fact that he's willing to pour water on the corporate fire that is burning down our entire country.

Does that mean I don't support Obama? No, it doesn't. I am disappointed that Obama has not tackled the corporate corruption issue and maybe he will. I am upset that Obama appears to be moving forward with the PNAC/neocon agenda--which said years ago would target Syria and Libya next. I'm a Democrat, so I'll vote for Obama--but I obviously don't agree with everything he's doing or saying.

We can admire or support certain policies of candidates--even though we don't agree with everything they say, can't we?