Virgil Goode, the former Congressman from Virginia and current Presidential candidate of the Constitution Party, is set to appear on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal on Sunday morning.
Also, C-SPAN just posted video of Virgil Goode’s acceptance speech after he received the Presidential nomination of the Constitution Party at the Constitution Party National Convention.
Exactly!
Very interesting article Paulie. But you illustrated my point exactly. I’m tired of hearing from conservatives wanting to repeal Obamacare, when it is clear they will probably fail, and in 10 years embrace it, and STILL never address the root problem of governments involvement in health care to begin with.
Ever since medicare and medicaid we have had too much government in medicine.
Way before that. See link @16
@15 That’s my point. We have had too much government interference and not enough capitalism. Remember during the Bush years they passed the prescription drug program, and that didn’t solve an already insolvent problem. Ever since medicare and medicaid we have had too much government in medicine.
The private sector and the free market handles these things much better than government. I think you may agree with that. But lets face facts, there was a major healthcare problem in this country BEFORE Obamacare.
See http://www.ruwart.com/healing/chap5.html
Austin, even health care has some form of regulation before Obamacare, and I’m not just talking about Massachusetts.
Maybe the third party candidates can get together again like they did in 2008, but actually DO something. I thought it was a great idea, but wasn’t fleshed out very well and wasn’t reported by the media very well. If all third parties came together, just on issues they agree upon, and hammer it home how important non-intervention, civil liberties, and balancing the budget is, then perhaps it would force the D’s and R’s to reflect those views. If candidates knew they could support something and get reelected, (like drug decriminalization), then they will likely do it.
It’s hard not to comment in the negative, but please never forget the Ds and Rs are the enemy ! We have few soldiers and little money compared to our foes. Let’s try to keep our ammo turned on the Ds and Rs. Not waste time on fellow travelers.
IMO of our Nov. choices, Johnson would be the best man for the job, but others will disagree. No need to destroy an alternative candidate. Our enimies have much more power to do that than we do. Push your candidate(s) as I plan to push ALL LP candidates, but use all the negative ATTACKS on the Ds and Rs. They are the people who deserve it. Not Goode or Gary Johnson.
Please watch –>
LP Solutions Contest Winner – Elizabeth Brierly – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvQAfgNHPjM&feature=relmfu
2012 Libertarian Presidential Promo – http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=uabCi9OskqE&feature=endscreen
Take Over your local weekly “socialist rag” – http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150186098157699
Anti-Obama 2012 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=kO6CL6eWhZk
Same here.
Goode isn’t terrible. I’m not trying to persuade anyone from not voting or supporting him. In fact, I would rather people vote for him then Obama or Romney. But the fact is, Goode has a terrible voting record. He might be decent with some economic issues, but his overall views give me the same bad taste that Barr did.
Not to mention Johnson has a proven record to point to, and he will be on a lot more state ballots then Goode.
But I understand the pro-life folks have to go somewhere. Goode seems like the only one.
Gary, Cody and Just Observing:
Those are just a few of the reasons I like Johnson better than Goode. There are of course many others.
Well there is too much legal stuff that comes with health care does that mean that government should remain in that business as well?
That would be nice Austin, only problem is that there’s too much legal stuff that comes with marriage.
That’s why government should get out of marriage entirely. This whole politicization on a private issue is ridiculous.
@4Quirck, rather
@14 – Johnson’s Talibanistic “libertarian” form of proto-secular aggression against the states certainly has independent voters interested in decentralization taking a good look at Goode and Roemer as alternatives.
I also fear that Johnson might disregard the 10th Amendment in order to make states recognize gay marriage, so I’m voting for Goode…. Over evil
On the other hand, Congressman Goode supports applying 5th Amendment protections of due process to pre-born humans which Governor Johnson rejects, so there’s always something, isn’t there?
The main reason why I could never support Goode is because he is one of those people who thinks the Constitution should only be applied to American citizens, and that non-citizens should not get the same protections under the law. The fact is, the constitution is based off of natural law, and even if it wasn’t completly implicit that the fourth ammendment protects against searches and seizure, it is still a NATURAL human right.
Sorry Goode, but Johnson has my vote.