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Interesting interview with Ron Paul (above) on Neal Cavuto's show in which he talks about putting principle over party. He discusses the vote whipping tactics in Congress in which the most coercive pressure point is always, Are you a team player? As we know, most people are more motivated by need to belong and fear of being abandoned than by the desire to do what one believes is right. Not to mention, most people do whatever it takes to keep their jobs. Americans are increasingly disgusted with party politics. The polls show that more and more people are calling themselves Independents. I've had many situations in my life in which I have been confronted with the team vs. principle conundrum. All of us have. The most challenging part is that when I spoke what seemed like the truth or otherwise stood on principle I often paid a price for my action with loss of a friend or a job, or some status that seemed to be important at the time. That hurts. But it is the way it is supposed to work. I wrote this article a while back. http://www.examiner.com/independent-in-manchester/ron-paul-the-last-independent-politician-america I'm voting for Ron Paul because he is a fallible human being like the rest of us but he comes closest to embodying the courage, truth and common sense I am looking for in a leader. I don't see anybody else out there that even comes close. I don't even care if he wins, or who wins. I need to support Ron Paul. Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Kevin Kervick Discovering Possibility: A Common Sense Conservative Manifesto (For Classical Liberals Too) is available at www.discoveringpossibility.com. The book offers a sociological perspective and corresponding culture change approach, that relies on the principles of classical liberalism and a Deistic spirituality and promotes four pillars of community - freedom, personal responsibility, neighborliness, and thrift. All proceeds from Discovering Possibility go toward the furtherance of our mission at A Place for Possibilities, www.aplaceforpossibilities.org, a 501 (c) 3 educational nonprofit corporation. Also, check out my writing about Independent politics on Examiner.com at http://www.examiner.com/independent-in-manchester/kevin-kervick -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
