2008 Woodie Awards
Right-wing goes old-school
Nick Stockton
Issue date: 5/9/07 Section: Opinion
The superstars of the 2008 presidential race are undoubtedly the Democrats.
The Republicans, however, have some powerhouses as well.
Many of these candidates do not adhere to the contemporarily conventional idea of the evangelical, warmongering, feed-the-rich conservative that is the currently traded standard.
I chose my top four from those candidates who have declared an intent to run. Although I am not a Republican, I admire the classic Republican values. I also admire candidates who make personal decisions and implement them into their platforms, which is why current frontrunner Mitt Romney is absent from my list.
My picks are mostly fiscally conservative, and while they may not all be considered exactly socially progressive, they are at least open-minded.
Ron Paul
Ron Paul, M.D. is a U.S. representative from Texas.
First and foremost, Paul rejects "the notion that we need a president to run our lives, play in the economy, or police the world." He is a strong constitutionalist and has a steady libertarian voting record.
Paul is really into the old-school Republican values of states' rights and constitutional sovereignty. Paul feels that the job of the president is to protect liberty, not "When government uses force, liberty is sacrificed." Paul opposed the initial Iraq invasion, and opposes the overall interventionalist foreign policy of modern American government.
This commitment to limiting the government's power to interfere in affairs both domestic and abroad is what attracts me the most to this candidate.
John McCain
John McCain's name has been connected to the presidency ever since his failed primary run in 2000.
Many consider that he was robbed of that election due to political maneuvering by Karl Rove, myself included.
My only beef with the senator from Arizona is that he supported the initial Iraq invasion. Making up for this has been his commitment to completing the operations over there, while not bowing to the administration's view of how the war should be fought.
The Republicans, however, have some powerhouses as well.
Many of these candidates do not adhere to the contemporarily conventional idea of the evangelical, warmongering, feed-the-rich conservative that is the currently traded standard.
I chose my top four from those candidates who have declared an intent to run. Although I am not a Republican, I admire the classic Republican values. I also admire candidates who make personal decisions and implement them into their platforms, which is why current frontrunner Mitt Romney is absent from my list.
My picks are mostly fiscally conservative, and while they may not all be considered exactly socially progressive, they are at least open-minded.
Ron Paul
Ron Paul, M.D. is a U.S. representative from Texas.
First and foremost, Paul rejects "the notion that we need a president to run our lives, play in the economy, or police the world." He is a strong constitutionalist and has a steady libertarian voting record.
Paul is really into the old-school Republican values of states' rights and constitutional sovereignty. Paul feels that the job of the president is to protect liberty, not "When government uses force, liberty is sacrificed." Paul opposed the initial Iraq invasion, and opposes the overall interventionalist foreign policy of modern American government.
This commitment to limiting the government's power to interfere in affairs both domestic and abroad is what attracts me the most to this candidate.
John McCain
John McCain's name has been connected to the presidency ever since his failed primary run in 2000.
Many consider that he was robbed of that election due to political maneuvering by Karl Rove, myself included.
My only beef with the senator from Arizona is that he supported the initial Iraq invasion. Making up for this has been his commitment to completing the operations over there, while not bowing to the administration's view of how the war should be fought.
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