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Ron Paul speaks in El Paso
Ron Paul
Though Mitt Romney has pretty much locked up the GOP nomination for president, Ron Paul is still running for president, and he was in El Paso on Wednesday.
From the El Paso Times:
“Paul, 76, of Texas, spread his message of protecting individual freedoms, limiting government and withdrawing American troops abroad before a crowd of more than 1,000 people Wednesday at the University of Texas at El Paso’s Magoffin Auditorium.
“Of the remaining Republicans competing for their party’s nomination, Paul has won the support of the fewest delegates, 79, while front-runner Mitt Romney has 844 delegate votes and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has 137, according to The Associated Press. Gingrich’s campaign announced Wednesday that he would soon suspend his bid for president.
“‘It’s to have a presence now, the best presence we can at the convention,’ Paul said in an interview Wednesday. ‘This past weekend, we were doing exceptionally well. We’re starting to win the chairmanships of some in the Republican Party, so we’re really changing the structure of the Republican Party as well as participating in the campaign.’”
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I agree with Congressman Paul and defense spending: As he says:
“I don’t want to cut any defense. And you have to get it straight: there’s a lot of money spent in our military budget that doesn’t do any good for our defense. To cut military spending is a wise thing to do,. “We would be safer if we weren’t in so many places. We have an empire, we can’t afford it. Empires always bring great nations down…”
We unwisely have bases in Rota Spain, Pisa, Italy, etc. This is utter stupidity. The government gives the military personnel a monthly allowance for housing at $3,500 per month. Then the military moves the family and all their furniture and belongings to these countries. Why? They need to cut back!