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PAGE 5 WIPMSDAV, (>CT( )B1:R If), 2007 Failure and folly: The Democrat Party at work By Jacob Lovell Stuff Writer jlovelll @ my. westga. edu I’ve already chronicled the failures of the current Democrat controlled congress in previous articles. We're still at war, we’re still funding the military industrial complex via taxes and inflation, and the economy is still being eaten away piecemeal. Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, has not had much to tout since the ‘Democratic Sweep’ from last year. The minimum wage has been raised, in defiance of the Constitution and its strictures on the role of the Federal Government (as well as being, to the economy,either‘worthless’ or ‘catastrophic’). More money has been spent funding this illegal, unnecessary war and, of course, more money has been demanded of the American taxpayer. Keep in mind that George W. Bush cannot fund his bloody war w ithout money from Congress, and Congress does not need Disclaimer The opinions in this section do not reflect the views of the University of West Georgia, the staff of the West Georgian, or the Mass Communications program. Want to Advertise to College Students? Advertise in THEIR Newspaper!!! Advertise HERE! Rates cards available in The West Georgian’s door, office or by request at: paperads@westga.edu (via e-mail or fax). Place your textbooks, car, small business, or whatever else you need to sale here! 30 words or less with a border for $7.00! Interested? E-mail Stephanie at: paperads @ westga.edu to vote to end the war. Congress merely needs to stop voting for the war and the Iraq debacle would be strangled economically without the need to set deadlines. Knowing this, it is no surprise that, according to a CBS article on October 2nd, Congress’ approval rating is at a pathetic 29%, even lower than Bush’s dismal 33% approval rating. Clearly, the Democrats have utterly ignored the voters that supported them last year. While the extremists who have chomped down on the Democrat line claim that a world of unicorns and fairies await us with a Democrat controlled administration in early 2009, the real outlook is a little grimmer. The Democrats will hold up pro-war Clinton or pro-war Obama as their candidate. This, along with the "frontrunners' of the Republican party - McCain, Romney.Giuliani, and. now, Thompson - would give us a national election where the choices are Warmonger Red and Warmonger Blue. While that is, indeed, a dark outlook, there is hope, and hope has a name. Even as Newt and Huckabee were on campus touting Newt’s new self-promoting little organization, a presidential candidate by the name of Dr. Ron Paul was on the campaign trail. Paul, an experienced member of Congress from Texas, raised more than $ 1 million in campaign contributions in just the 7 days previous to Huckabee’s visit. The third-quarter of campaign fundraising ended on Sunday, September 3()th. All told, the Congressman raised more than $5 million in those months alone, marking a 114% increase over the previous quarter. While Dr. Paul skyrocketed, the fundraising efforts of Mitt Romney and John McCain saw a drop of 29% and 55%, respectively. Even Rudy Giuliani, though he brought in the biggest haul of cash amongst the Republicans, saw a 40% M decline from the previous quarter. Dr. Paul also raised five times more money than Huckabee. The supposed long-shot is now the frontrunner amongst the GOP candidates, but not only because of the money brought into his campaign. Looking at the statistics of the donors, themselves, Dr. Paul dominates all of his opponents, both Republican and Democrat alike. The percentage of donors to Paul’s campaign that make small contributions (S2OO or less) is higher than that of all of the other frontrunners, meaning that Dr. Paul’s support does not just come from the rich or upper class. Paul, a former Air Force surgeon, has also raised more money from both current and former military than any of his rivals, showing that the troops support him as much as he supports the troops in his policies to get them out of harm’s way. Aside from fundraising. Dr. Paul is also a hands-down winner in the issues arena. Dr. Paul has never voted for a Congressional pay increase or to raise taxes. He has never voted to help fund corporatism or benefit defense contractors with your money. Paul voted against the so-called PATRIOT Act, and has been a staunch defender of personal liberties and privacy. He also has nothing to apologize for when it comes to the war: Unlike Obama, Dr. Paul has never voted to continue funding the war, nor did he vote to go into Iraq in the first place, as Clinton did. Every day, people are waking up and listening to the message of peace and freedom that Dr. Paul preaches. If you have decided to ignore that message and plan on voting for the pro-war Democrats regardless of whatever worthwhile candidate is running on the Republican ticket, please consider this: In the state of Georgia, you do not need to change party affiliation or otherwise declare a party when voting in a primary. Welcome UWG to Mg “Moe Monday” (Thru Thursday) Burrito, Chips & Drink Only $5 With Student ID Classifieds 2000 Lexus GS3OO For Sale. Black with Gray leather interior. Mint condition. 160 K mi. S9OOO/obo. 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If you plan on voting Democrat because you believe that anything they have to offer is better than anything the Republicans offer, than do not vote Democrat in the primary on January 7, as your vote would be utterly wasted. Instead, vote for Republican Ron Paul. This way, you will be helping a pro-peace, pro-freedom candidate get into the national election such that, even if the Republicans win in 2008, at least it won’t be any of the other GOP candidates who are, without exception, pro war and anti-freedom. If you follow my advice, you’ll still be able to vote for anyone you wish in the final election, and this is a good way to hedge your bet. After all. wouldn’t it be nice to have two excellent candidates running in the national election?